in the midst of
Appearance
See also: in one's midst
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English in the myddis of.
Preposition
[edit]- In the middle of; amidst, amongst.
- 1952 July, A. W. V. Mace, “The Ashford, Canterbury, and Ramsgate Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 437:
- To the West Station is less than a mile. The line runs first past water-meadows, with another fine view of the Cathedral, then under a bridge, and finally over a level crossing set in the midst of one of the main streets.
- 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[1]:
- 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.
Translations
[edit]in the middle of; amidst, amongst
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