halfway
Translation
midway, in the middle, partially
Examples
We are halfway there.
We are halfway there.
Let's meet halfway on the price.
Let's meet halfway on the price.
He stopped halfway through the book.
He stopped halfway through the book.
Grammar Patterns
halfway ((there/to a place)) We are halfway there.
to meet ((sb.)) halfway to compromise with (sb.) Let's meet halfway on the price.
Similar Words
Synonyms: midway, in the middle; Antonyms: at the beginning, at the end
Etymology
From 'half' + 'way', literally meaning half of the way or distance.
Memory Tips
Picture a journey or a path, and you are exactly in the middle of the 'way'. That's 'halfway'.