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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Now if a woman’s uterus ruptured halfway through labor, there would be someone to treat her. —

Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 There was one point more than halfway through the set where Usher stood there staring straight into the camera for more than three minutes grinning as the crowd went absolutely wild. —

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 With a Peel-Off Design There’s nothing worse than your lipstick smudging off or disappearing halfway through the day. —

Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024 Flip it: Flipping your vegetables halfway through baking makes sure both sides of the veggies get beautifully browned. —

Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for halfway through

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