Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, middle, of.
Synonyms: in the process of, in the midst of, busy
- oftenEngaged in, but not finished with, often with something unpleasant.
He is still in the middle of a complex installation.
2 more examples
I found him in the middle of a custody battle with his first wife.
Pretty soon I could see World War II coming; I new it was just a matter of time before the United States was in the middle of it.
1986, Rusty Brown, “Always Me”, in Marcy Adelman, editor, Long Time Passing: Lives Of Older Lesbians, page 145
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositionUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, middle, of.
Translations
French en train de
- en train deengaged in but not finished with
German im Verfahren, beim
- im Verfahrenengaged in but not finished with
- beimengaged in but not finished with
- dabeiengaged in but not finished with
- mitten inengaged in but not finished with
Irish i mbun
- i mbunengaged in but not finished with
Polish w trakcie
- w trakcieengaged in but not finished with
Cite this entry
in the middle of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20middle%20of
“in the middle of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20middle%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the middle of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20middle%20of.
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