English Reference
Noun

midweek

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈmɪdˌwik/ UK /mˈɪdwiːk/ mid·week UK spelling midweeks

n.the middle of the week. You use this to talk about the days between Monday and Friday, especially when you want to avoid the busier start or end of the week.

n.the middle portion of the week, typically referring to Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.


SIMPLE

I usually work the most on midweek.

CONTEXTUAL

The restaurant is always busy on midweek nights because people are off work and looking for a meal.

COMPLEX

While the weekend sees a significant increase in foot traffic, the midweek remains the most profitable period for the local bakery as it caters to office workers.

Matthias Jaissle’s team were only denied by a 99th-minute penalty equaliser against Liverpool, and both teams enjoyed morale-boosting Carabao Cup wins in midweek.

The Guardian· 28 Aug 2026

Temperatures will also be on the rise once more, as warmer air moving in could push midweek highs close to 30C (86F) in places.

BBC News· 24 Aug 2026

From mid- + week. Compare Saterland Frisian Midwiek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Low German Middeweek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Mittwoch (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
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