Idiom idiom
in the middle of sth
Meaning
This means you are in the center of a place, or that you are busy doing an activity when something else happens.
Examples
“I am in the middle of a meeting right now.”
“The phone rang while I was in the middle of cooking dinner for my family.”
“She found herself in the middle of a difficult situation when the project deadline was moved up without any warning.”
Last updated April 22, 2026