midstream

noun, adv — 3 senses

midstream

noun

Etymology From mid- + stream.

1

Usually The middle of a stream or river.

Derived terms: change horses in midstream, swap horses in midstream

midstream

adv

Etymology From mid- + stream.

1

in midstream

moored midstream
some of them got caught midstream by the tide

2

Figuratively in midstream, abruptly

the most difficult thing in a fast game of rugby is to change course midstream
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.2018 January 19, Matt Katz, “Leaving Africa, and Living in Limbo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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Unlike film, theater and TV, the book world didn’t get interrupted midstream.2020 November 19, Natasha Frost, “Covid-19, Boris Johnson, U.S. Troops: Your Thursday Briefing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

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