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halfway

[haf-way, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf- /
ADVERB
not complete; in the middle
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You don’t realize you’re watching the action climax until it’s halfway through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

England captain Harry Brook: "We were quite happy with 300. We thought they were slightly under par. It got dewy as we thought it would do. We were pretty happy at halfway."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

"For one, just his ability to follow through. I mean, what's going to happen? Will he stop halfway through or quit or something like that?"

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The article was regularly cited, and its predictions appeared remarkably accurate — until around 1993, halfway to the predicted “doomsday,” when the global population began falling behind its forecasts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

But after moments in front of the class that felt more like years, Kathy clumsily folded up her unread poem, stuffed it into her pocket, and ran home almost halfway through the rez.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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