halfway through
idiom
: when half finished : at the middle point (of)
The teacher stopped the movie halfway through.
We left halfway through the lecture.
We're about halfway through the project.
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Touche, was my initial response to my 9th-grader telling me this halfway through the school year.
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Jen Cousins, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Cascade Locks Situated about halfway through the gorge, this tiny town is worth a stopover.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
The two Republicans hoping to challenge Healey during the statewide general election next year immediately latched onto the results of the poll as proof that the Democrat’s popularity is slipping more than halfway through her first term in office.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Di Matteo was drafted in halfway through the campaign and also won the FA Cup.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Jen Cousins, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Cascade Locks Situated about halfway through the gorge, this tiny town is worth a stopover.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025
The two Republicans hoping to challenge Healey during the statewide general election next year immediately latched onto the results of the poll as proof that the Democrat’s popularity is slipping more than halfway through her first term in office.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Di Matteo was drafted in halfway through the campaign and also won the FA Cup.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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