in the midst of

See also: in one's midst

English

Etymology

From Middle English in the myddis of.

Prepositional phrase

in the midst of

  1. In the middle of; amidst, amongst.
    • 2010 March 14, Paul Harris, “Carlos Slim: The world's wealthiest man”, in The Observer:
      He has been the master of the fire sale, swooping in to snap up bargains in the midst of panics and sell-offs.
    • 2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian‎:
      The pace of e-commerce was flying, and Magna Park 1 opened in the midst of a spell in which, between 2006 and 2016, the share of John Lewis deliveries going direct to customers rose 12-fold.

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