in midst
noun
Idioms 1.
the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. (usually preceded by the ): a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the performance.
2.
the middle point, part, or stage (usually preceded by the ): We arrived in the midst of a storm.
3.
in our/your/their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them): To think there was a spy in our midst!
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| —n | |
| 1. | in the midst of surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one |
| 2. | in our midst among us |
| 3. | archaic the centre |
| [C14: back formation from amiddes | |
| midst2 (mɪdst) | |
| —prep | |
| poetic See amid | |
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midst
c.1400, from M.E. middes (mid-14c.), from O.E. mid + adv. gen. -s. The parasitic -t is perhaps on model of superlatives.
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