midstream

ˈmɪdˌstriːm

Definition

Definition of midstream - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geographymiddle part of a stream or river

The boat floated gently in the midstream..

figurativemiddle stage of a process or activity

He changed his opinion in midstream of the debate..

central

intermediate

middle

Adverb

locationin the middle of a stream or river

The boat stopped midstream.

processin the middle of a process or action

She changed her mind midstream.

halfway

midway

partway

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Expressions with midstream

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swap horses in midstream

change plans or leaders during a process

The team decided not to swap horses in midstream.

in midstream

adv.

during the middle of an ongoing activity

She changed her plan in midstream.

change horses in midstream

alter plans during an ongoing process

We shouldn't change horses in midstream during the project.

change horses midstream

make a major change during a process

We shouldn't change horses midstream during the project.

Origin of midstream

Middle English, mid (middle) + stream (flowing water)

Examples of midstream in a sentence

Fish were jumping in the midstream.
The project was halted midstream.
They made changes midstream of the process.
The swimmer paused midstream to catch his breath.
The bridge collapsed midstream during the storm.
The project was halted midstream due to budget cuts.

He decided to switch strategies midstream.

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French:milieu du courant, au milieu du courant, ...
German:mittleren Strom, mitten im Fluss, ...
Italian:mezzo del fiume, nel mezzo del fiume, ...
Spanish:medio del río, en medio del río, ...
Portuguese:meio do rio, no meio do rio, ...
Chinese:河流中部, 河中间, ...
Japanese:川の中流, 川の中ほどで, ...
Arabic:منتصف المجرى, فِي وَسَطِ النَّهْرِ, ...
Hebrew:אֶמְצַע הַנָּהָר, בְּאֶמְצַע הַזֶּרֶם, ...
Russian:середина потока, посреди реки, ...
Ukrainian:середина річки, посеред річки, ...
Hindi:धारा का मध्य भाग, बीच धारा में, ...
Bengali:মধ্যপ্রবাহ, মাঝনদীতে, ...
Catalan:mig del riu, al mig del riu, ...
Czech:střed proudu, uprostřed proudu, ...
Danish:den midterste del af en flod eller strøm, midt i strømmen, ...
Dutch:midden in de stroom, middenin, ...
Greek:το μέσο του ποταμού, στη μέση του ποταμού, ...
Hungarian:folyó közepe, a folyó közepén, ...
Khmer:កណ្ដាលទន្លេ, នៅកណ្តាលទន្លេ, ...
Korean:강 중간, 강 중간에, ...
Persian:میانه رودخانه, میان رودخانه, ...
Polish:środek rzeki, pośrodku, ...
Portuguese (BR):meio do rio, no meio do rio, ...
Romanian:mijlocul râului, în mijlocul râului, ...
Swedish:mitt i strömmen, under processen, ...
Thai:กลางลำน้ำ, กลางธาร, ...
Turkish:akarsuyun ortası, nehrin ortasında, ...
Vietnamese:giữa dòng, giữa suối, ...

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