halfway home

Half the journey

Halfway home describes being at the midpoint of a journey or task, with completion now as close as the start: We've finished the first two chapters—halfway home.

The phrase suggests momentum and achievable progress.

A halfway home (or halfway house) is also a transitional residence for people leaving prison or rehabilitation, positioned between institutional care and full independence.

Related

sober living · on the mend · door · transitional housing · middle ground · intermission · footsteps · threshold · welcome · work-in-progress · unfinished business · transitional period · driveway · front porch · homestretch · pit stop · shelter · layover

Opposites
completion/arrival

halfway homehome

One's personal residence

arrived · there · back home · nearly there · lost

progress toward goal (figurative)

halfway homemission accomplished

Task finished, goal met

finished · done · complete · completed · back to the drawing board

residential facility type

halfway homepermanent residence

Fixed long-term dwelling

prison · jail · institution · psychiatric facility · independent living

Family

halfway, home, half, halve, halves, halved, halving, ways, homes

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