partway

[ pahrt-wey, -wey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

at or to a part of the way ways or distance:
Shall I walk you partway? I'm already partway home.
in some degree or part partly; partially:
hopes that were only partway realized.

partway

/ ˈpɑːtˌweɪ /

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Origin of partway¹

First recorded in 1855–60; part + way ¹

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We feed in a jpg of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, then stop analysis partway through.

When in doubt, pick a shorter, easier trail—or plan to hike partway, then turn back.

Where the glacier was thicker, she drilled just partway through.

In late 2020, when CarbonPlan was partway through its analysis, study co-author Danny Cullenward pitched the study as a story to Technology Review.

“Hitting the wall” is a running metaphor, describing the phenomenon of suddenly running out of energy partway through a long race.

The stars of the video also get a little weird partway through the clip (see 2:08).

Partway through, the perspective shifts to the federal agents investigating them.

The grumblings among his new colleagues prompted Burger to back off, but only partway.

There is a supplementary table of contents partway through the France section, covering only the Polytechnic.

Partway up the little rocky eminence stands an old house, now fast falling to pieces.

One group of men stayed for an incredibly long time on a ledge partway down the face, but in the end they too had to come away.

Naked, he walked to the door leading to the balcony and pushed it partway open.

They went overhead, more brilliant than the brightest stars, and when partway down to the horizon they suddenly winked out.

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