part·way

[pahrt-wey, -wey]
adverb
1.
at or to a part of the way or distance: Shall I walk you partway? I'm already partway home.
2.
in some degree or part; partly; partially: hopes that were only partway realized.

Origin:
1855–60; part + way1

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partway (ˈpɑːtˌweɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
some of the way; partly: I stopped reading partway through the chapter

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Partway is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
Partway through the second message, the transmission stopped.
Cattail plants live where the high tide comes partway up their stems but does
  not flood their leaves.
Greenwood is a small trout pond located partway up a mountain.
And lots more leave grad school partway through, or choose not to go at all.
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