Antonyms for halfway

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun

Spell : haf-wey, hahf-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf-

Definition of halfway

Origin : also half-way, Old English healfweg; see half + way. Halfway house originally was a common name for inns midway between cities or stages.

As in intermediate : adj middle, in-between
As in middle : adj central
As in partial : adj incomplete
As in medial : adj median
As in mid : adj intervening
As in equidistant : adj equally distant
As in midway : adj middle
As in partially : adv incompletely
As in partly : adv not completely
As in between : adv middle from two points
As in centrally : adv in the middle
As in median : noun middle
As in middle : noun center
As in midst : noun middle, core

Example sentences :

He was not halfway around the house before he heard a voice that chilled him with horror.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Halfway to the trolley line, the dog turned off into a by-road.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

When I was halfway there I caught sight of him staring at the placard.
Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase

"I think I'll get down here," said Renmark, halfway between the two houses.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Halfway up the stretch Allis was riding stirrup to stirrup with her father.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Max insisted on changing loads with him when they were halfway home.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

Halfway there he spoke again in the same mumbling undertone.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

Halfway down the lawn he halted and laid his hand heavily on her wrist.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

I repeat, it was an occasion when it would have been boorish in me to refuse to meet them halfway.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

Halfway down to the village Charlie again reverted to his news.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for halfway

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