midday

noun

mid·​day ˈmid-ˌdā How to pronounce midday (audio)
-ˈdā
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often attributive
: the middle of the day
They arrived around midday.

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by midday the sun and heat were unbearable
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The third wave of sweeps occurred between Friday midday and Saturday morning, draining 208 Bitcoin from 1,912 addresses. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 By midday Saturday, nearly four inches of rain impacted some parts of the Chicagoland area, with Grant Park itself under water as the day began. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Add in the textural blend of crunch from the nuts and chewy from the pineapple, and this has quickly become my go-to midday desk snack. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026 The 43-year-old was among 10 mountaineers who went missing on Thursday after they were believed to have been on the 8,047-meter-tall Broad Peak, in northern Pakistan, when a landslide hit around midday local time. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midday

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Aug. 2026.

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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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