midday

noun

mid·​day ˈmid-ˌdā How to pronounce midday (audio)
-ˈdā
Synonyms of middaynext
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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Best visited in the morning or early evening to avoid the midday heat. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 High pressure will bring lots of sunshine from midday Thursday through the weekend, and a surface cold front Friday night will knock the temps down just slightly for the weekend. Bill Kelly, CBS News, 27 May 2026 This solemn rite is a common sight in the rural South, so the locals extended a little grace to the mourning mass, creating a midday traffic jam on the town’s Main Street. Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 May 2026 Here are the companies making headlines in midday trading. Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 May 2026 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 2 Jun. 2026.

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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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