also half-way
1.
Halfway means in the middle of a place or between two points, at an equal distance from each of them.
Half-way across the car-park, he noticed she was walking with her eyes closed...
He was halfway up the ladder...
ADV: usu ADV prep/adv, also ADV after v
2.
Halfway means in the middle of a period of time or of an event.
By then, it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour.
ADV: ADV prep/adv
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Halfway is also an adjective.
Welsh international Matthew Postle was third fastest at the halfway point.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them.
The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway.
PHRASE: V inflects
4.
Halfway means reasonably. (INFORMAL)
You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent...
ADV: ADV adj