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in the middle of en · ADP

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, middle, of.
  2. (followed by the -ing form of a verb, often) Engaged in, but not finished with, often with something unpleasant.
    • He is still in the middle of a complex installation.
    • I found him in the middle of a custody battle with his first wife.
    • Pretty soon I could see World War II coming; I new it was just a matter of time before the United States was in the middle of it. 1986, Rusty Brown, “Always Me”, in Marcy Adelman, editor, Long Time Passing: Lives Of Older Lesbians, page 145:

Synonyms

in the process of · in the midst of · busy

Translations (7)

de mitten in (engaged in but not finished with) · de dabei (engaged in but not finished with) · ga i mbun (engaged in but not finished with) · de im Verfahren (engaged in but not finished with) · fr en train de (engaged in but not finished with) · pl w trakcie (engaged in but not finished with) · de beim (engaged in but not finished with)