Examples of 'third of the way' in a sentence

Meaning of "third of the way"

The phrase 'third of the way' is used to describe a distance or progress that is one-third of the total. It indicates the point at which one-third of the journey, process, or goal has been completed, suggesting that there is still more to go before reaching the endpoint

How to use "third of the way" in a sentence

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third of the way
I am only a third of the way through this.
We are a little more than a third of the way.
Its only a third of the way through.
The balloon was filled up one third of the way.
One third of the way you passed.
Ended up stopping a third of the way through.
A third of the way from the right.
You are only a third of the way there.
A third of the way to the moon.
Touch down a third of the way along.
A third of the way up the face.
It needs to be a third of the way full of oil.
Third of the way.
They are still only a third of the way in.
A third of the way across.

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Aim to touch down a third of the way.
Maybe a third of the way through.
A terrace appeared about a third of the way up.
I was a third of the way home.
Food remained for a maximum of a third of the way.
We are about a third of the way through the book.
Fold both sides back and over one another about a third of the way.
I am only a third of the way through it.
Not long after hitting double digits I am now a third of the way through.
You are a third of the way already.
All was going well until about a third of the way round.
Now over a third of the way to the second million.
I fill in at least a third of the way in.
We are a third of the way through and about two more trips.
And we are only a third of the way done.
Getting a third of the way through a book and suddenly realising you have read it before.
Aim the touchdown a third of the way along.
A third of the way through the year And one distant day.
Then fold it a third of the way this way.
A third of the way through the challenge already!
We have only a third of the way to go.
My calves are killing me, and we are only a third of the way.
We are about a third of the way down.
I am a third of the way through The Irishman and I have to stop.
I quit only a third of the way in.
About a third of the way into this book I was wondering why am I reading it.
And still we are only a third of the way through.
About a third of the way through War and Peace.
Enough to get us a third of the way.
And then about a third of the way into the pregnancy he changed his mind.
Congratulations your about a third of the way there.
Crunching forward a third of the way up targets the entire rectus abdominus.
I positioned myself about a third of the way back.
Only a third of the way in.
The trip ended in failure roughly a third of the way through.

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