in the middle of

1. Also, in the midst of . During, while engaged in, as in He stopped him in the middle of his speech , or I'm in the midst of calculating my income tax . The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from about 1500. Also see in the midst .

2. in the middle of nowhere . In a very remote location, as in We found a great little hotel, out in the middle of nowhere . [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

As cool as it was to be part of Ripken’s historic night, it was bittersweet for the Angels, who were in the middle of an epic collapse in which they lost 29 of their last 43 games and blew an 11-game American League West lead, joining the 1978 Red Sox, 1969 Cubs, 1964 Phillies and 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers in baseball infamy.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was really weird to have a stoppage in the middle of the game — it was like a rain delay,” Ripken said on a recent Hall of Fame podcast.

From Los Angeles Times

The last time the cut tally was higher was in the middle of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, Republicans are in the middle of a new push to make it harder to vote.

From Slate

In the middle of a cost of living crisis, some people are already troubled by the amounts of money being spent on transfers, player wages and agent fees, along with the emergence of so-called 'bomb-squads' of unwanted players.

From BBC