Do these words exist?

The only way to really say this is with fractions, e.g. "it's one-third of the way done" or "it's three-quarters of the way done" but that would be awkward with something like 99%.

Everyone in this thread forgot that "partway" is a word.

Nothing as definite as halfway. You could of course express it as the percentage "it's 80% done" or you could express it as a fraction "it's a quarter done" "it's a twentieth done" or you could use less specific words like "it's nearly done" "it's mostly done" "it's partway done"

Partly, barely, mostly respectively,, maybe. Its imprecise but if you want precision use the %

There's not a word like "halfway" that I am aware of. Your examples: It's a quarter of the way done. It's five percent done. It's ninety nine percent done. Other examples: It's a third of the way done. It's three quarters of the way done.

You can do fractions (a quarter of the way done, etc.)

"It's partially done" works. You can also say things like "I just got started" ("get started" is a synonym of "start") or "I'm making progress" or "I'm working on it" if you don't want to be precise.

Quarter (25%) is the only one I can think of that also refers to a specific percentage. Aside from fractions such as one fourth, four thirteenths, twenty-nine fifty-thirds, etc Edit: Majority means more than 50%. Minority means less than 50% (and usually also implies that it's not the plurality (the largest group when all groups are less than 50%))

If you're playing with words you could certainly analogize it to "(a) thirdway done", "(a) quarterway done", or even something like "three quarterways done".

Almost, close to, nearly...

Half, quarter, three-quarters, third, two-thirds - all of those are common. It would be odd to hear any other fractions, like five-sixths or three-eigths, unless someone was referencing a specific task checklist of six or eight items. 99% is the most common percentage you'll hear, because it's synonymous with "almost done".

You could either say the fraction/percentage ("It's a quarter done," or "It's 25% done") or, more commonly, people just say something more general like "partially" or "almost".

Semi-related english word you might enjoy learning: “Penultimate.” The penultimate chapter of a book is the second to last chapter, or the chapter just before the final chapter. As far as your original question, I hear “quarters” used regularly. “We’re three quarters of the way there” is said about projects or travel. It’s also used often for time, “It’s a quarter ‘til 5” means it’s 4:45.

This is highly subjective but makes sense to me (we'll see what the voters say). Less than 25% = "It's barely done" 25 - 50% = "It's partially done" 50 - 75% = "It's (about) halfway done" 75 - 99% = "It's nearly/almost done." And this last part is all me and 100% subjective, but using "finished" or "completed" sounds better to me than "done" in most cases.

A few leas-specific words, in roughly increasing order: * It's getting started * It’s a bit done * It's a little done * It's partly done * It's getting done * It’s mostly done * It's almost done * It’s all but done

You could use **midway** if you don't mind changing the structure up a bit. "We're midway through the work."

Here is a list of phrases we often use for percentages: Halfway - 50% Fifty fifty - 50% A quarter - 25% Three quarters - 75% One in three - 33% (Try to avoid saying "There's a one third chance." This sounds less natural than "one in three".) Ninety nine percent - any high probability, doesn't have to be exactly 99% Its also grammatically correct to just say the percentage chance. It usually sounds a bit off if you don't preface it with a word like "like" or "about" For example: I'm three quarters of the way done. - Correct. I'm 99 percent sure I can come today. - Correct. I'm 60 percent sure I can take that job. - This is technically correct, but would likely sound off to some people. I'm like 60 percent sure I can take that job. - This sounds more natural, but should be avoided in a formal setting, it is much more casual.

Percentages would be fine in this context and are often used. You could also say “one third,” “three quarters,” etc.

mostly is technically meas more than halfway done but is moreso used to mean almost complete

25% - partially. 5% - nowhere near. 99% - almost.

A third/a quarter/three quarters/etc

"It's partial done." If you're like 95% done, I'd say "it's mostly done."

Almost.