halfway
half of the way between two points.
Example
“I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.”
Other meanings
moderately; somewhat.
Related words
- halfway covenant
- halfway decent
- halfway house
- halfway line
- halfway model
- meet halfway
- halfway there
Word history
From Old English "healfweġ" (half-way).
Where this comes from
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