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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At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2025 The fog still burns off midday, and the weather is mild enough to spend days outside. Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 At least 50 protesters were seen midday Friday at an ICE processing center in Broadview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Shares of other car retailers such as Group 1 Automotive, AutoNation, Sonic Automotive, Carvana and Lithia Motors were all down by roughly 5% or less during intraday trading midday Thursday. Michael Wayland, CNBC, 25 Sep. 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 Oct. 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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