halfway
At the middle
Halfway describes a point or position equidistant between two others, whether in space, time, or degree.
If you meet someone halfway, you compromise by each giving up something.
A halfway house provides transitional housing for people leaving institutions like prisons or rehabilitation centers.
Something done halfway is incomplete or lacking full commitment: Don't do the job halfway.
The word functions as both adjective and adverb: We're halfway through the project or a halfway decent attempt.
Exact center between two
- equidistantEqually far from each
- middleCentral point or position
- centerMiddle of anything
- medianCentral sorted value
bisect · midway · intermediate · equator · meridian · centerline · midline · split
Provisional in-between phase
- interludePause between sections
- liminalAt a threshold
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- passageSegment of text
crossing · bridge · intermediate · midterm · transition · waypoint · stopover · layover
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- undoneNot fastened or completed
- unfulfilledNot brought to completion
fragmentary · rough · sketchy · rudimentary · preliminary · tentative · provisional · undeveloped
Notable event marking progress
- checkpointInspection station on route
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- stageRaised performance platform
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
update · status · headway · stride · advancement · journey · course · timeline
Yielding a point
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
trade-off · adjustment · resolution · accord · give-and-take · middle-ground · meet · bargain
midpoint
Exact center between two
- equidistantEqually far from each
- middleCentral point or position
- centerMiddle of anything
median · bisect · midway · intermediate · equator · meridian · centerline · midline · split · divide
interim
Provisional in-between phase
passage · crossing · bridge · intermediate · midterm · transition · waypoint · stopover · layover · interstitial
unfinished
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- undoneNot fastened or completed
unfulfilled · fragmentary · rough · sketchy · rudimentary · preliminary · tentative · provisional · undeveloped · inchoate
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- checkpointInspection station on route
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- stageRaised performance platform
benchmark · update · status · headway · stride · advancement · journey · course · timeline · schedule
concession
Yielding a point
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
conciliation · trade-off · adjustment · resolution · accord · give-and-take · middle-ground · meet · bargain · moderation
- incompleteincomplete, unfinished, partial, fragmentary, undone
- in progressunderway, pending, ongoing, active, unfinished
- middlemiddle, midpoint, center, central, median
- waysroadway, walkway, driveway, hallway, doorway
- Incomplete Actionsunfinished, partial, midway, interrupted, suspended
- compromisecompromise, middle ground, give and take, give-and-take, common ground
halfwaycompletely
To the fullest extent
fully · entirely · wholly · totally · all the way
halfwaywholeheartedly
With total commitment
all-out · fully committed · completely · one hundred percent · all in
- meet halfwayConcede equally to agree
- halfway pointCenter between two ends
- halfway houseTransitional residence for recovery
- halfway lineField's middle boundary
- halfway decentMinimally satisfactory
- halfway homeAt the journey's midpoint