midterm

noun

mid·​term ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) 

-ˈtərm

1

a

: the middle of an academic term

b

: an examination at midterm

2

: the approximate middle of a term of office

Examples of midterm in a Sentence

The students will be busy taking midterms next week.

He dropped the course before midterm.

assessing the President's performance at midterm

Recent Examples on the Web

Not long after the summit, Vance was selected by the Republican National Committee to oversee its fundraising effort for next year’s midterm elections—the first time this position has been given to a sitting U.S. vice president. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2025

The political fallout from the firings may already be shaping upcoming congressional battles and the 2026 midterm elections. —Nik Popli, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025

And, to complicate matters even more, there will be critical midterm elections in October. —Guy Petcho, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025

The Democratic Party is coalescing around a strategy of attacking Republicans for planning to cut Medicaid spending, a move that could unite the fractured party and pay dividends in the 2026 midterm elections. —Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for midterm

• affirm
• bookworm
• confirm
• cutworm
• earthworm
• infirm
• tapeworm
• wireworm
• angiosperm
• echinoderm
• berm
• ferm