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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Bake both sheets at once in preheated oven, rotating sheets top to bottom halfway through, until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025 While the total lunar eclipse — best seen in North and South America — will occur halfway through Ramadan, the solar eclipse will effectively end Ramadan. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 No one wants to get halfway through a kitchen redesign without enough funds. Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2025 Now, Blue Ghost is about halfway through its 16-day orbit of the moon and will attempt a descent to the lunar surface on March 2. Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for halfway through

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“Halfway through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halfway%20through. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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