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What Happens Next The border crossings were scheduled to reopen at midday Saturday, according to Ruginiene, who said the country’s National Security Commission would meet next week to discuss how to tackle the smugglers.—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 But for now, the best view from Turn 1 costs only the extra price of showing up early and braving the midday Texas sun.—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 General Motors shares surged to record highs by midday Friday in New York, capping their best week since March 2020.—Benzinga, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025 Alabi imagines someone moving through their day with MAJENYE—cold process soap in the morning, body oil after, roll-on fragrances at midday, then candles in the evening.—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025 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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