midstream

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Etymology

From mid- +‎ stream.

Noun

midstream (usually uncountable, plural midstreams)

  1. The middle of a stream or river.

Derived terms

Adverb

midstream (not comparable)

  1. in midstream, abruptly
    • 2018 January 19, Matt Katz, “Leaving Africa, and Living in Limbo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      But it was in the middle of this process that he had met Ms. Lukoji, and he opted not to change his application midstream to take his marriage into account.
    • 2020 November 19, Natasha Frost, “Covid-19, Boris Johnson, U.S. Troops: Your Thursday Briefing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      Unlike film, theater and TV, the book world didn’t get interrupted midstream.