Partway

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    To some extent. not-comparable

    "The timetable for May-December 2022 reveals a service partway back to its pre-COVID level."

  2. 2
    In part; part of the way; some of the way. not-comparable

    "Daisy Ridley has reawakened the debate over “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” biggest reveal, saying that the character of Rey’s lineage wasn’t clear to her even partway through filming the final chapter of the trilogy."

Synonyms

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halfway

Example

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"As her car hit the lamp post, Mary broke both legs, and her head and arms were badly cut up as her body went partway through the windshield."

Etymology

From part + way.

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