Halfway/ˌhæfˈweɪ/ Definition 1 of 4Pro Tip 1/3Journey Stages Use 'halfway' to indicate progression or how much of a journey or task is left. We're only halfway to our destination. Pro Tip 2/3Time Reference 'Halfway' marks a temporal point, exactly at the middle of a time period. It's halfway through the year already. Pro Tip 3/3Measure Completion Use 'halfway' when something, like an event or action, is 50% finished. We stopped halfway through the movie.