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.

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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

Here is a roundup of how the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 performed from the close on Feb. 27 through midmorning Friday, with the full index at the bottom:

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

But a steep pullback brought prices back down to Earth in midmorning trading.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Three lanes on the northbound stretch of the 5 Freeway at Los Feliz Boulevard remained closed midmorning because of the incident, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

In midmorning trading on Friday, the Dutch TTF benchmark climbed 6.1% to 35.18 euros a megawatt-hour, putting prices on track for a weekly gain of more than 20%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

I must’ve dozed off, because around midmorning I awoke to something nudging my foot.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs