Halfway vs halfway through

Both 'halfway' and 'halfway through' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Halfway' is used to indicate a point that is halfway between two points or times, while 'halfway through' is used to indicate being at the middle point of a process or activity.

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Halfway

The term 'halfway' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a point that is halfway between two points or times.

Use 'halfway' when referring to a point that is equidistant between two other points or times. It can be used in both literal and figurative contexts.

Examples:

We are halfway to our destination.
She stopped halfway through the book.
The project is halfway complete.
He was halfway across the bridge when he realized he forgot his keys.
The meeting is halfway through.

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Halfway down the block, right-hand side.
Halfway down, they just slid it.
Halfway to the Elf Festival by now.
Halfway, expanded its operations with companies in all segments.
Halfway through the trip we stopped in a very interesting night market.
Halfway through, I changed my mind.
Halfway through my calculations I suddenly saw myself doing the problem the other way.
Halfway, there was poison gas.
Halfway to Korea - one of the guards told me.
Halfway through, transferred to this one.
Halfway you find the Convento dei Padri Passionisti founded in the XVIII century.
Halfway there to the job, there's no helmet.
Halfway there's the Rock of Hercules, a barrier you can't pass.
Halfway here, I was thinking I should've packed my passport.
Halfway along what the CSI guys told us was the trajectory.
Halfway there, he discovers that most of the people of his home town Ayodhya were following him.
Halfway there, the car broke down.Since auto garages are closed in France on Sunday, we had to stay overnight in a small village.
Halfway on the right there is a small chapel and a fork indicating you the way to the nearby beaches of Barabarca and Zuccale.
Halfway to the warehouse where Weevil said they took her.
I own a horse ranch between here and the Halfway Travel Oasis.

Alternatives:

midway
at the midpoint
half the distance
half the time
half the way

halfway through

The phrase 'halfway through' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate being at the middle point of a process or activity.

Use 'halfway through' when referring to being at the middle point of a process, activity, or period of time. It implies that half of the task or time has been completed.

Examples:

We are halfway through the movie.
She is halfway through her presentation.
He is halfway through his meal.
The semester is halfway through.
They are halfway through the renovation project.

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It's halfway through the first cycle.
We were halfway through it when the attack happened.
His retainer fell out halfway through the session.
You ran off halfway through the tour.
Of course, I am only halfway through 1984, so...
Trial is almost halfway through, judge.
I'm halfway through your book.
And I think halfway through you...
I'm only halfway through the article.
Finally showed up halfway through the gig.
She was halfway through a cheeseburger.
But you're only halfway through your training.
It broke halfway through her speech.
We're halfway through the new batch of flash cards.
We're halfway through the ledger.
Lisa was halfway through the process when the machinery shut down.
Then, one day, only halfway through...
Sub's halfway through the field.
Or one killer changed methods halfway through.
We're not even halfway through the samples.

Alternatives:

midway through
at the midpoint of
halfway into
halfway in
halfway along

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