in the middle of

Idioms  

1. Also, in the midst of . During, while engaged in, as in He stopped him in the middle of his speech , or I'm in the midst of calculating my income tax . The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from about 1500. Also see in the midst .

2. in the middle of nowhere . In a very remote location, as in We found a great little hotel, out in the middle of nowhere . [Early 1900s]

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Example Sentences

None of the new blackjack tables will be in Manhattan after earlier ideas to put casinos in the middle of Times Square or atop Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store were dropped.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Sikh community within trucking is really being squished in the middle of a battle between the state of California and the federal government,” said Kaur, whose father was a truck owner and operator.

From Los Angeles Times

Byers recounted to me an odd story that someone he didn’t know called him in the middle of the night and told him that he would be given this new representation.

From Slate

Stella also worked with Michael Schumacher, starting in 2002, as the German was in the middle of a run of winning five consecutive drivers' championships - but only after the German had lost three in painful fashion in 1997, '98, and '99.

From BBC

However, she "had to abruptly halt her performance due to unavoidable circumstances" on Friday "even though she was in the middle of performing", her management posted on her official website on Saturday.

From Barron's