midmorning

American  

[mid-mawr-ning] / ˈmɪdˈmɔr nɪŋ /

noun

1. the middle of the morning; the time centering around the midpoint between early morning and noon.

---

adverb

1. in the middle of the morning.

   He usually arrives midmorning.

adjective

1. occurring during, taking place in, or pertaining to the middle of the morning.

   our midmorning coffee break.

Etymology

Origin of midmorning

First recorded in 1900–05; mid- + morning

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

midmorning

Even the scheduler’s midmorning coffee run is subject to discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Brent crude was around $89 a barrel in midmorning European trading, while West Texas Intermediate just above $83.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

In the midmorning heat, hundreds of people lined up outside a San Joaquin Valley farm this week to get their haul from large blue bins filled with thousands of bright red nectarines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Not only do sugar spikes contribute to the long-term development of metabolic disease, it can also leave you hungrier by midmorning than if you had eaten nothing at all.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026

Though it’s midmorning, they haven’t yet opened the curtains; Vivian finds the glare on her screen too strong until about eleven.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---