in the middle
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Meaning · English
located between two things
Literally: within a center area
Register: neutral
Examples
One time, I went to the atelier of a painter I had just met in the middle of the night. It was a dark room in an attic.Một lần nọ, tôi đã đi đến xưởng vẽ đó vào đêm khuya cùng với một họa sĩ mà tôi mới quen. Đó là một căn phòng âm u trên gác xép.
One time, I went to the atelier of a painter I had just met in the middle of the night. It was a dark room in an attic.Một lần nọ, tôi đã đi đến xưởng vẽ đó vào đêm khuya cùng với một họa sĩ mà tôi mới quen. Đó là một căn phòng âm u trên gác xép.
Tatoeba sentence #1245041 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A2); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in the middle” mean?
located between two things Literally: within a center area
Is “in the middle” formal or informal?
in the middle is generally neutral.