- the middle part of a river, stream, etc.
- We anchored in midstream.
- The boat drifted out into midstream.
Idioms
See midstream in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarychange horses in midstream
- to change to a different or new activity while you are in the middle of something else; to change from supporting one person or thing to another
(in) midstream
- in the middle of doing something; while something is still happening
- Their conversation was interrupted in midstream by the baby crying.
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