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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Submit them here, and they may be answered during a live chat at midday Eastern time. Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025 Iranian state media reported that the talks began around midday. Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: T-Mobile — Shares pulled back 11% after the company’s wireless subscribers for the first quarter missed Wall Street estimates. Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025 The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 500 points, or just over 1.3%, as of midday trading after initially gaining over 1,000 points earlier in the session. Scott Horsley, NPR, 23 Apr. 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 1 May. 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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