in the middle of

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]

Example Sentences

Those in the middle of a chain could also potentially gain a net saving of £400 as a result of the increased costs from selling being outweighed by lower buying expenses.

From BBC

Norris was caught out by Verstappen slowing more than he expected in the middle of Turn Three.

From BBC

“I say to him, ‘Massage table in the middle of your house?

From Salon

“They’re trying to change the field in the middle of a game they know they’re going to lose.”

From Salon

In this mock commercial for OpenAI hosted by Chloe Fineman, Hernández and Bad Bunny play AI characters within ChatGPT who give loud advice and sometimes call in the middle of the night to ask about Smash Mouth.

From Los Angeles Times