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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As of midday Friday, no appeal was yet on file. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 Here are the stocks making headlines in midday trading. Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 1 May 2026 Friday starts sunny and chilly, but will turn milder by midday as highs climb into the lower to middle 60s. Steven Sosna, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 According to the ships’ tracker published on the activist group’s website, 22 vessels were intercepted in international waters west of the southern Greek island of Crete, while a further 36 were still sailing midday on Thursday. ABC News, 30 Apr. 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 5 May. 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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