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

Mario aside though, there is, he says, "rarely a time when we're not in the middle of writing or working on something, regardless of whether it'll see the light of day."

From BBC

The 120-year-old Craftsman home in the middle of the Hollywood Center Motel had survived earthquakes, flooding, riots, a murder investigation and the raucous force of the rock-n-roll era.

From Los Angeles Times

“You wonder why Maduro didn’t go to some nondescript apartment in the middle of Caracas or the countryside.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He further showcased the collection in a series of photo books produced with German publisher Steidl; a selection of those fine editions is displayed in a vitrine in the middle of “View Finding.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Dent was in the middle of it all, snagging a steal that led to a Brandon Williams dunk, driving for a couple of layups and rising for a mid-range jumper.

From Los Angeles Times