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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Education Minnesota President Denise Specht said Minnesota needs to invest more in teacher pensions to ensure educators do not switch career paths halfway through.
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Jack O'Connor, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
But about halfway through the episode, things take a turn.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump gave no specific reason for firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff less than halfway through Brown’s four-year term in office.
—Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
But halfway through Bravo’s thoroughly regrettable 2003 series, producers clued Getzlaff into their super-problematic twist — half the men were actually straight and merely posing as gay in the hopes of winning a cash prize.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jack O'Connor, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
But about halfway through the episode, things take a turn.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump gave no specific reason for firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff less than halfway through Brown’s four-year term in office.
—Samuel C. Mahaney, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
But halfway through Bravo’s thoroughly regrettable 2003 series, producers clued Getzlaff into their super-problematic twist — half the men were actually straight and merely posing as gay in the hopes of winning a cash prize.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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