midstream
adverb / adjective / nounUK /ˌmɪdˈstriːm/
US /ˌmɪdˈstriːm/
In the middle part of a river or stream.
The boat stopped midstream to let the ducks pass.
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2. In the middle of doing something, before it is finished.
She changed her mind midstream and rewrote the whole story.
3. The middle section of a process, especially in the oil and gas industry, between producing and selling.
The company works in the midstream sector, moving fuel through pipelines.
4. The part of a stream that is neither near the source nor near the mouth.
Fish are most common in the midstream of the river.