in the middle of

1. 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]

2. 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 .

Example Sentences

“If you ask my family what I’m like, I would stop in the middle of a shopping center and look at myself in the mirror,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

As such, a lot of helpful programs were either scrapped entirely or implemented and then suddenly pulled back in the middle of Biden’s term, with no explanation.

From Slate

Six months earlier, Gigi been dropped by her record label, in the middle of a promotional trip to London.

From BBC

The team appeared to have overcome their difficulties when winning three out of four races in the middle of this season, with Hamilton victorious in the British and Belgian Grands Prix.

From BBC

The off-track situation at Red Bull had the potential to be more damaging, as Verstappen found himself in the middle of a dispute between his father Jos and Horner.

From BBC