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midweek

midweek

7 1.0
The middle part of the week, usually Tuesday to Thursday
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌwik/
: a mediados de semana
  • We often have our midweek meetings on Wednesday to catch up with the team.
  • midweek trip
  • midweek tickets
  • midweek visit

Examples

  • Another storm is expected by midweek.

  • You come home midweek.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • - See you at the midweek service.

  • Since it was midweek in winter, this had not presented a problem.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • We come hungry after a hard day's work, midweek, for our supper and our spiritual connections.

    Blog text (21)
  • For a quiet midweek screening in Westwood, this one drew quite a crowd of important people.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • After random midweek international matches, the Bundesliga returns on Saturday for a full slate of matches.

    Blog text (3)
  • Now we just have to dig deep and focus on the midweek match against Nordsjælland.

    Blog text (34)
  • As Ling got up to leave, Mrs. Sheriday said, "Check with me midweek—I might have something then."

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The Brazilian was unceremoniously dropped in the midweek game at Schalke, more due to his performance than his halftime antics.

    Blog text (8)

Synonyms

midweekly
vsmidweek
4.2

Happening in the middle of the week, usually on Wednesday

refers to the actual middle days as a time period

Surface Forms

midweek singular
midweeks plural

Morphology

midweek = mid + week (transparent) = mid + week

The meaning is a direct combination of 'mid' (middle) + 'week' (seven-day period), which learners can easily derive.

Etymology

Midweek is made from mid- meaning 'middle' and week meaning the seven-day period, just like in midday and midnight. A midweek is therefore a day or short time in the 'middle of the week', usually Tuesday to Thursday.