halfway

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Half of the way between two points
2. (not-comparable) Moderately; somewhat.

Adj

Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hæfweɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: halfwey

Inherited from Old English: healfweġ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: hoolfwais

Cognate with Dutch: halfweg

Cognate with German: halbwegs

Cognate with Danish: halvvejs

Cognate with Swedish: halvvägs

In summary

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

Synonyms

midway

middle

on the way

half

in between

center

central

unfinished

between

in the middle

midpoint

in-between

partway

by halves

half measures

half a ri

along the way

half-way point

average

half-baked

half-cocked

incomplete

intermediate

in the meantime

median

midst

partial

partly

semi

waist

Translations

halbwegs

a medio camino

à mi-chemin

mi-chemin

halverwege

halfweg

intermedio

a metà strada

milieu

yetersiz

teilweise

à moitié chemin

mi-point

etwa 2 km

halber Rin