"in midstream" meaning in All languages combined

See in midstream on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in midstream, {{en-PP}} in midstream
  1. In the middle of a running body of water. Derived forms: change horses in midstream
    Sense id: en-in_midstream-en-prep_phrase-2DfBmEgq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. (figurative) During the execution of (something); in the middle of (an activity). Tags: figuratively Translations (during the execution of something): halverwege (Dutch), kesken kaiken (Finnish), kesken (Finnish), en cours de route (French), in corso d'opera (Italian), w połowie (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_midstream-en-prep_phrase-FkLjtub~ Disambiguation of 'during the execution of something': 1 99

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