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halfway

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If that's the most we can claim, can we stop acting like the interface design is halfway decent?

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Quick take

equally distant from the extremes

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of halfway gathered in one view.

adjective

equally distant from the extremes

adjective

at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"

adjective

including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for halfway.

adjective

equally distant from the extremes

See also: midway

adjective

at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"

adjective

including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"

adverb

at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

See also: midway

Example sentences

1

If that's the most we can claim, can we stop acting like the interface design is halfway decent?

2

Once, after Mike was released on parole to a halfway house, he found employment at a Taco Bell.

3

Would you have been able to make it if you had been dropped from college halfway through your bachelors degree with no money?

4

I was halfway through the third sentence when I caught myself thinking - "indeed, that does sound like such a better dea--- Hey wait a minute!".

5

$4166/month is meeting people halfway, considering these guys could easily make twice that in salary at a normal job.

6

Today we built a trip to Aldi into our schedule while our daughter was at soccer practice about halfway from our house to that store.

7

Then about halfway through, it seemed to me that you had switched to talking about the very highest performers in the highly skilled labor market.

8

It's always helpful when clients give unambiguous signs of unreasonable insanity upfront instead of hiding it until you're halfway through the project.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use halfway in a sentence?

If that's the most we can claim, can we stop acting like the interface design is halfway decent?

What does halfway mean?

equally distant from the extremes

What part of speech is halfway?

halfway is commonly used as adjective, adverb.