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

USC needs to put itself in the best possible position to be playing on a mid-December weekend, and that means no longer being the only Big Ten school to play a major nonconference game in the middle of the season or later.

From Los Angeles Times

Without knowing it, Jenny found herself in the middle of a corruption scandal that would eventually bring down some of the most powerful players in the UK press and police.

From BBC

The sharp rebound in the economy in the middle of the year, what’s more, came after a rare negative GDP print in the first quarter that seemed to signal trouble ahead due to the highest U.S. tariffs in decades.

From MarketWatch

The sharp rebound in the economy in the middle of the year, what’s more, came after a rare negative GDP print in the first quarter that seemed to signal trouble ahead due to the highest U.S. tariffs in decades.

From MarketWatch

All of a sudden, Jason found himself in the middle of a pop-cultural tornado.

From The Wall Street Journal