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halfway

/ˌhæfˈweɪ/ adjective C2
  1. Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance. · John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.
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I sat with my coffee-cup halfway to my lips and stared at Barrymore.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 138 · C1
About halfway up the forearm was a curious brown design, a triangle inside a circle, standing out in vivid relief upon the lard-coloured skin.
The Valley of Fear, p. 31 · C1
When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 3 · B2
Holmes sat up at attention, his pipe halfway to his lips.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 5 · B2

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