midyear

noun

mid·​year ˈmid-ˌyir How to pronounce midyear (audio)
1
a
: an examination at the middle of an academic year
b
midyears plural : the set of examinations at the middle of an academic year
also : the period of such examinations
2
a
: the middle or middle portion of a calendar year
b
: the middle of an academic year
midyear adjective

Examples of midyear in a Sentence

She expects to get a promotion at midyear.
Recent Examples on the Web Tax revenue projections were $1.3 billion higher than expected for the current fiscal year, allowing Mayor Eric Adams to rescind midyear budget cuts that would have affected nearly every city agency. Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 Last school year, 1,917 students left Phoenix Union midyear, according to data from the Arizona Department of Education. The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2024 To help alleviate that, the Education Department has allowed school districts to revise calendars at midyear. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2024 Global temperatures started blowing past records midyear and didn’t stop. Keith Collins, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024 In a midyear update of the government’s 2023-24 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers forecast a budget deficit of A$1.1 billion, an improvement on the deficit of A$13.9 billion projected in May. James Glynn, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2023 At the same time, hip-hop’s presence among Hot 100 top 10s has fallen in the first half of 2023 to its lowest level since 2016, according to Hit Songs Deconstructed’s midyear analysis. Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 24 Aug. 2023 Don’t let the heat dissuade you from a discovery...there’s always something to glean from these restful midyear months. Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2023 But the season was upended a second time with the abrupt midyear departure of former coach James Wade. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of midyear was in the 15th century

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“Midyear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midyear. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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midyear

noun
mid·​year ˈmid-ˌyi(ə)r How to pronounce midyear (audio)
1
: the middle of a calendar year or academic year
2
: a midyear examination
midyear adjective

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