in the middle of

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in the middle of

preposition

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, middle, of.
Similar: in the process of, in the midst of, busy
often, followed by the ing form of a verb Engaged in, but not finished with, often with something unpleasant. I found him in the middle of a custody battle with his first wife.

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prep engaged in but not finished with

Français	en train de
Deutsch	im Verfahren, beim, dabei, mitten in

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@misc{in_the_middle_of_2026,
  title = {in the middle of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20middle%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}