American English
/ˈhæfˈweɪ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
At an equal distance from two places or points; in the middle of a journey or route.
In “halfway,” make “way” stronger than “half”: the main stress is on the second part.
At an equal distance from two places or points; in the middle of a journey or route.
The café is halfway between the station and the hotel.
We stopped halfway to the beach.
meet halfway · halfway between
halfway between X and Y
walk/drive halfway to X
To a point that is about half of what is needed, planned, or finished.
I’m only halfway through the book.
The project is halfway done.
With an activity, halfway through means that about half of it is finished.
halfway done · halfway through
be halfway done
get halfway through X
To a reasonable degree; fairly.
The restaurant is halfway decent.
She found a halfway reasonable solution.
This use often means “fairly” before a positive adjective.
halfway decent · halfway reasonable
be halfway decent
be halfway useful
To reach an agreement by each person giving up part of what they want.
We disagree, but we can meet each other halfway.
At the middle point of an activity or period of time.
Halfway through the meeting, the manager arrived.
A place where people live temporarily while moving from one situation to another, especially after prison or treatment.
He stayed in a halfway house after leaving prison.