midstream

A noun referring to the middle part of a stream or river, often used metaphorically to describe the middle point of an ongoing process or activity.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den mittleren Abschnitt eines Baches oder Flusses bezeichnet, oft metaphorisch für die mittlere Phase eines Prozesses oder einer Tätigkeit verwendet.

1. Middle of a stream B1 formal

   The central part of a flowing body of water, such as a river or creek.

   • The boat stopped midstream to let the passengers fish.
   • They built a small island midstream where the water was shallow.
   • The current was strongest midstream, making swimming difficult.

   🇩🇪Mitte des Wasserlaufs

   Synonyme: centermiddle

2. Middle of an activity B2 informal

   The point in the middle of a process, action, or event.

   • He changed his mind midstream and decided to take a different approach.
   • The speaker paused midstream to answer a question from the audience.
   • We were in the midstream of the project when the funding was cut.

   🇩🇪Mitte eines Vorgangs

   Synonyme: centermiddlemidpointmidst

• midstreams plural form
• midstreams' possessive plural form
• midstream's possessive singular form