midway

Halfway between two places, or halfway through an activity or period of time.

• We stopped midway to rest.
• She left midway through the meeting.
• Their house stands midway between the school and the park.

How to use it: midway through something (The lights went out midway through the film.); midway between A and B (The village lies midway between the two cities.)

Similar words: halfway

Common phrases: midway through something, midway between places, stop midway

The part of a fair with rides, games, and small stalls.

• We played games on the midway.
• The carnival midway was bright with colored lights.
• Children lined up for rides along the crowded midway.

Common phrases: carnival midway, crowded midway, along the midway

The middle part or point of something.

• A stone marked the midway of the path.
• They rested at the midway of their journey.
• The gate stood at the midway between the towers.

Similar words: middle, midpoint, center

Common phrases: the midway, at the midway, reach the midway

A way of acting or thinking that lies between two very different choices.

• They chose a midway between the two extremes.
• Her proposal offered a midway between opposing views.
• The council sought a midway that both sides could accept.

How to use it: a midway between A and B (They sought a midway between strict control and complete freedom.)

Similar words: middle course, middle ground, compromise

Common phrases: a midway, choose a midway, seek a midway

A wide central passage in a factory or railway yard, with buildings arranged along it.

• The workshops face the midway.
• Workers moved equipment along the factory's wide midway.
• A central midway separates the rows of railway shops.

Similar words: central aisle, central passage

Common phrases: central midway, factory midway, wide midway

Situated halfway along a distance, route, or process.

• We met at a midway point.
• This village makes a useful midway stop on our journey.
• The project has reached its midway stage.

Similar words: middle, halfway

Common phrases: midway point, midway stage, midway stop