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from partway through; starting from the middle; from partway along
A set phrase meaning 'starting from some point partway through' something — an event, a story, a route, a process, or a period. Combines the noun 途中 (on the way; partway) with the starting-point particle から (from).
途中から雨になった。
It started raining partway through.
I started listening to the story partway through, so I couldn't really follow it.
A common fixed expression meaning 'from partway through (something)'. Formed by attaching the starting-point particle から to 途中 (on the way, midway). Used for anything with a temporal or spatial progression — stories, events, journeys, processes.
Usage
When speakers want to indicate that some change or action began at a point after the start of something rather than at the beginning. Frequently used with change-of-state verbs (雨になる, 面白くなる) and with verbs of joining or watching (参加する, 見る, 聞く).
Common collocations
- 途中から参加する: to join partway through
- 途中から見る / 聞く: to start watching / listening partway through
- 途中から雨になる: to start raining partway through
- 途中から道が狭くなる: the road gets narrower partway along
- 途中から話が変わる: the topic shifts partway through
Similar words
- 途中で: on the way; in the middle (of doing) — marks a point within the duration; contrasts with から, which marks a starting point. 'I dropped by partway there' would be 途中で寄る, not 途中から寄る.
- 途中まで: up to partway; as far as partway — marks an ending point rather than a starting point
- 最初から: from the beginning — the natural antonym
- 始めから: from the start — near-synonym of 最初から