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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The German youth international, whose mother is English, became Augsburg’s No 1 halfway through last season and did not look back. Beren Cross, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Most are hard to put on, lack shape and support, or worse, start peeling off halfway through the night. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 7 July 2025 Another change in plans came halfway through the renovation. Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025 This figure has already surpassed the 1,274 cases recorded during the peak year of 2019, marking a critical public health milestone reached just halfway through 2025. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for halfway through

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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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