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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Marina Bay’s floodlights hit roughly 3,000 lux, brighter than most stadiums and brighter than midday on the same asphalt. Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 According to a message put up on its website midday Wednesday, Redneck Revolt disbanded in 2019. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Around midday, one of them broadcast a warning from a position 9 miles west of Pengjia, later reporting the Chinese ship had altered course. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 Over the nearly three years since ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, generative AI has created a frenzy that has radiated like the midday summer sun—hot and unrelenting. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 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 10 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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