Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - halfway

~ adj, adv 1 at a middle point in space or time between two things  (We reached the halfway point ten miles into our walk. | Grease the muffin tins and fill them halfway with batter.) + up/along etc  (He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs. | It was a terrible film - I left halfway through.) be halfway there (=be halfway to achieving something)  (If we can just finish this section we'll be halfway there.) 2 halfway respectable/decent/civil etc reasonably respectable etc  (It's the only halfway decent hotel around here.) 3 go halfway towards doing sth to achieve something partly but not completely  (These measures only go halfway towards solving the problem.)  (- see also meet sb halfway meet1 (17))