Definition partway in American English

partway adverb

adverb

/ˌpɑrtˈweɪ/

some of the distance to a place, or some of the way through a process or period of time

Example

We walked partway along the trail until we came to a stream.

Example

The program went only partway toward meeting its goals.

Synonyms and related words

long little away

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