B1adverbtravel
US/ˌhæfˈweɪ/
UK/ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/
at a point in the middle between two places or two times
In context
We stopped for lunch halfway between Boston and New York.
The power went out halfway through the presentation.
Fill the glass only halfway so that it does not spill.
Words that go with halfway
verb + adverb
- meet halfwayLet's meet halfway and split the cost.
- stop halfwayDon't stop halfway; finish the report today.
- get halfwayWe only got halfway before the rain started.
- fill halfwayFill the bottle halfway with water.
- leave halfwaySeveral people left halfway during the speech.
adverb + adjective
- halfway openThe door was halfway open.
- halfway decentI can't find a halfway decent hotel here.