Partway

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. To some extent along a route or process without achieving completion
2. At a point between the beginning and end of a route or process without finishing it
3. Reaching some part of the way along a path or progression without arriving at completion

Etymology: "Partway" is a plain compound: "part" joined to "way," so it means a portion of a journey or process. Both halves are old English-language words. "Part" came into English from Old French "part," which in turn came from Latin "pars," meaning a piece or share. "Way" is the older native element, descended from Old English "weg," tracing back to a very ancient root meaning something like "to move" or "to carry." Put together, the compound describes a stopping point along a route rather than the destination itself, so a traveller who has gone partway has not yet arrived. The adverb sense, meaning "at a point between the beginning and end of a route or process without finishing it," follows directly from that picture of a journey interrupted midway.

Synonyms: halfway, partially, somewhat, incomplete, moderately

Antonyms: completely, fully, entirely, totally, wholly