in midstream
idiom
1
: in the middle of a river or stream
The boat struck a rock in midstream.
2
: while in the process of doing something
She began talking about the party but changed topics in midstream.
The government stopped the project in midstream.
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This is less of a problem in midstream (central panel), where CO2 and CH4 are roughly the same.
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
As prices plunge, developers are halting projects in midstream, leaving the skeletons of high-rises serving as monuments to a speculative bonanza gone awry.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
The offensive formula the Bengals have adopted in midstream is working very well.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2021
On teams headed irrevocably for disaster, a number of players will just give up, at least in their minds, and even consider opting out in midstream.
—Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 13 Jan. 2021
The establishment of a regulator to provide pricing and tariff frameworks for natural gas in midstream and downstream gas operations and petroleum products.
—Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2020
This test tends to detect selective sweeps in midstream, or those which do not shift to fixation because of balancing dynamics.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2011
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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
As prices plunge, developers are halting projects in midstream, leaving the skeletons of high-rises serving as monuments to a speculative bonanza gone awry.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
The offensive formula the Bengals have adopted in midstream is working very well.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2021
On teams headed irrevocably for disaster, a number of players will just give up, at least in their minds, and even consider opting out in midstream.
—Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 13 Jan. 2021
The establishment of a regulator to provide pricing and tariff frameworks for natural gas in midstream and downstream gas operations and petroleum products.
—Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2020
This test tends to detect selective sweeps in midstream, or those which do not shift to fixation because of balancing dynamics.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2011
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“In midstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20midstream. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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