midday

noun

mid·​day ˈmid-ˌdā How to pronounce midday (audio)
-ˈdā
often attributive
: the middle of the day
They arrived around midday.

Examples of midday in a Sentence

by midday the sun and heat were unbearable
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The crash happened around midday in Korschenbroich, near the city of Mönchengladbach and not far from the Dutch border. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025 By midday on Friday, very heavy smoke may be in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Sunset in Milwaukee and Chicago on Friday may have an orange hue, as well, with heavy wildfire smoke projected to reach the area by nightfall and potentially spreading as far as Detroit. T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 29 May 2025 Small caps have also performed better, with the Russell 2000 rising more than 4%. — Alex Harring Stocks fall to session lows Stocks accelerated losses during midday trading Friday, as trade tensions with China returned to Wall Street. Alex Harring,brian Evans, CNBC, 29 May 2025 As a Snack to Curb Afternoon Hunger Chia seeds also make a great midday beverage or snack base, especially when hunger hits between meals. Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for midday

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midday was before the 12th century

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“Midday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midday. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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midday

noun
mid·​day ˈmid-ˌdā How to pronounce midday (audio)
-ˈdā
: the middle of the day
midday adjective

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