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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The 22-year-old Robinson allegedly climbed onto the roof of the Losee Center on the campus of Utah Valley University midday Wednesday and shot Kirk in the neck once from about 200 yards away, killing him. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025 By midday Thursday, Ellison’s fortune dropped to $378 billion. Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 As of Wednesday at midday, however, there had not yet been any announcements about flight plans. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025 Their investigation continues, but the midday update shed more light on the shocking scene that played out in Folsom’s American River Canyon neighborhood. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 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 15 Sep. 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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