midstream

[ mid-streem ]

/ ˈmɪdˈstrim /

the middle of a stream.

the middle period of a process, course, or the like.

Origin of midstream

First recorded in 1275–1325, midstream is from the Middle English word myddstreme. See mid-, stream

“Nobody really has the access to contractual growth that [Access Midstream] has,” Stice said.

How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches |ProPublica |March 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
ProPublica repeatedly sought comment and explanations from both Chesapeake and Access Midstream over the course of several months.

How the Kings of Fracking Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches |ProPublica |March 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Presently the signal-bells rang, the steamboat backed away and swung into midstream; he was really going at last.

Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow Paine
When up, it carries waves in midstream six to seven feet from crest to trough.

The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga |Cornelis De Witt Willcox

After a spell of tracking, the Swiss boy was more than ready for the pemmican and tea taken on a small island almost in midstream.

South from Hudson Bay |E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Valeria ran down the bank after it, but it was in midstream, resting lightly against a protruding stone.

The Devourers |Annie Vivanti Chartres
After a while the bells all rang, and the boat, in the awkward elephantine fashion of boats, got into midstream.

Balcony Stories |Grace E. King

midstream

/ (ˈmɪdˌstriːm) /

the middle of a stream or river

the middle of a process or action they tried to change the rules in midstream

in or towards the middle of a stream or river moored midstream

midstream

see change horses midstream.