midstream

noun

mid·​stream ˈmid-ˈstrēm 

-ˌstrēm

1

: the middle of a stream

2

: an intermediate stage in an act or process

the tone changes in midstream

Examples of midstream in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company completed the acquisition of Apex Energy II, LLC's natural gas upstream and associated midstream business for approximately $505 million in January 2025. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025

The activist investor plans to push Phillips 66 to sell or spin off its big midstream business and make other operational changes, according to the report. —Pia Singh,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025

Playing on the data center power theme, JPMorgan also called out midstream companies that work with natural gas. —Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025

See Chevron Stock Buybacks on TipRanks. Energy Transfer This week’s second dividend pick is Energy Transfer (ET), a midstream energy company that is structured as a limited partnership. —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing midstream

• change horses in midstream
• in midstream

Rhymes for midstream

• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme
• hakim
• hornbeam
• lexeme
• mainstream

Kids Definition

midstream

noun

mid·​stream ˈmid-ˈstrēm 

: the middle of a stream

Medical Definition

midstream

adjective

mid·​stream ˌmid-ˈstrēm 

: of, relating to, or being urine passed during the middle of an act of urination and not at the beginning or end

a midstream specimen