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Halftime vs Halfway - What's the difference?

halftime | halfway |

As a noun halftime

is (british).

As an adverb halfway is

half of the way between two points; midway.

halftime

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British)
  • (American football) The halftime show, the primary "light" entertainment of a game, after the second quarter when players can physically recover, coaches can berate players with a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.

    • halfway

    English

    (halfway)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Half of the way between two points; midway.
  • Moderately; somewhat.
    • a halfway decent place to sleep

    Derived terms

    * meet halfway

    See also

    * halfways