halfway through
idiom
: when half finished : at the middle point (of)
The teacher stopped the movie halfway through.
We left halfway through the lecture.
We're about halfway through the project.
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About halfway through the tunnel, drivers will encounter a vast underground double roundabout located 853 feet (260 meters) below sea level.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
Roast until crisp and golden, 25 to 30 minutes, turning potatoes over halfway through cooking.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
The tide turned halfway through the second, with the Knicks leading Boston by six.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
The pacing doesn’t flag halfway through, the plot builds out of characterization rather than the other way around, and Hunting Wives is not interested in flashing some leg before stringing viewers along.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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