midweek

noun

mid·​week ˈmid-ˌwēk How to pronounce midweek (audio)
: the middle of the week
midweek adjective or adverb
midweekly adjective or adverb

Examples of midweek in a Sentence

She has to finish the report by midweek.
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Senate Republicans are discussing staying in session through the weekend to complete work on nominations, with an eye toward lopping off work days at the end of next week and kicking off the recess by midweek. Al Weaver, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025 Fantasy Premier League returns for a Gameweek 30 made up of midweek fixtures following an international break and an FA Cup quarterfinal weekend. James Nalton, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Viscerally, the idea of Stoke as a tough midweek fixture has such obvious appeal, but does the data support it? Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 There was no Monday game this week with the year’s first international break starting, so Osasuna versus Getafe was also played on Sunday — at the same time as Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad — even though none of those teams were involved in European competition in midweek. Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midweek

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of midweek was in 1898

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“Midweek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midweek. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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midweek

noun
mid·​week ˈmid-ˌwēk How to pronounce midweek (audio)
: the middle of the week
midweek adjective

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