halfway

Everyday

1. Halfway means in the middle between two places or two times: halfway up the hill. tree →
2. Halfway can mean partly, not fully: halfway finished. tree →
3. To meet someone halfway means to agree to a compromise where both give up something. tree →

In the lessons

In maths, the halfway point between two numbers is their middle: halfway between 10 and 20 is 15 (add them and divide by 2); halfway through a 60-minute lesson is 30 minutes. In stories and travel: halfway there. In sport: halftime at the halfway line. Phrases: halfway through, halfway between, halfway there, meet halfway, halfway line.

Examples

• We stopped halfway up the mountain for a snack. tree →
• We are halfway there! tree →
• Halfway between 0 and 100 is 50. tree →
• I am halfway through my book. tree →
• The film stopped halfway because of a power cut. tree →
• Let's meet halfway: you choose the game and I choose the snack. tree →
• The ball crossed the halfway line. tree →
• He fell asleep halfway through the story. tree →
• Before he was halfway to the farther shore, a storm overtook him. tree →

Note

One word: halfway (also written «half-way» in older British books). Maths: halfway = one half of the distance or time; halfway between a and b = (a + b) ÷ 2.

In Jewish tradition

In maths, the halfway point between two numbers is their middle: halfway between 10 and 20 is 15 (add them and divide by 2); halfway through a 60-minute lesson is 30 minutes. In stories and travel: halfway there. In sport: halftime at the halfway line. Phrases: halfway through, halfway between, halfway there, meet halfway, halfway line.

Examples

• And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. (Torah EXO.27.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up. (Torah EXO.38.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

One word: halfway (also written «half-way» in older British books). Maths: halfway = one half of the distance or time; halfway between a and b = (a + b) ÷ 2.