Midweek
adj, adv, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The middle of the week.
"In midweek, however, the stretch is reasonably quiet and I can conceal myself behind a clump of rushes and cast a big piece of luncheon meat on a link-leger rig right in the deep hole and let the current roll it under the roof."
- 2 the middle of a week wordnet
- 3 Midweek worship service, held by many congregations and in addition to a Sunday morning service. Jehovah's-Witnesses, informal
"This Wednesday is churchwide midweek; men's is the next one."
- 4 the fourth day of the week; the third working day wordnet
- 1 That happens in the middle of the week. not-comparable
"Cheap mid-week return tickets were reintroduced by British Railways on May 7, to encourage holiday travel during the week rather than at weekends."
- 1 In the middle of the week. not-comparable
"Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form."
- 1 in the middle of the week wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"In midweek, however, the stretch is reasonably quiet and I can conceal myself behind a clump of rushes and cast a big piece of luncheon meat on a link-leger rig right in the deep hole and let the current roll it under the roof."
Etymology
From mid- + week. Compare Saterland Frisian Midwiek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Low German Middeweek (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”), German Mittwoch (“Wednesday”, literally “midweek”).