midharvest en · NOUN
Etymology
From mid- + harvest.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A point in time during the harvest.
Vineyard owners, many of them in midharvest when the fire struck, have begun adding up the effects of heat and smoke, which can damage grape quality even if vines survive.
2015 September 15, Kirk Johnson, “Frantic Evacuation in California Left Animals to Face Wildfire Alone”, in New York Times: