halfway

At the middle of a distance or process, or between two different states.

• We are halfway home.
• She stopped halfway up the stairs.
• His expression was halfway between a smile and a frown.

How to use it: halfway through something (We stopped halfway through the lesson.); halfway between A and B (The village is halfway between the two cities.)

Similar words: midway

Common phrases: halfway there, halfway through something, halfway between places, halfway up something

By accepting some of another person's wishes so you can agree with each other.

• Please meet me halfway.
• We met them halfway on the price.
• She would cooperate if he was willing to come halfway.

How to use it: meet someone halfway (If you lower your price, I'll meet you halfway.)

Common phrases: meet someone halfway, come halfway

To a reasonable degree, though not completely or especially well.

• We need a halfway decent hotel.
• That sounds like a halfway reasonable plan.
• Anyone halfway competent could fix this.

Similar words: fairly, somewhat, reasonably

Common phrases: halfway decent, halfway reasonable, halfway competent

At the middle of a distance, journey, or period of time.

• We stopped at the halfway point.
• She led the race at the halfway mark.
• The project has reached its halfway stage.

Similar words: middle, midway

Common phrases: halfway point, halfway mark, halfway stage