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JLPT N3 Grammar

最中に

N3時

N3 · 時 · verbている形 + 最中に / noun + の + 最中に

right in the middle of

verbている形 + 最中に / noun + の + 最中に

Shows that something happens right in the middle of an ongoing action or event, often unexpectedly.

Emphasizes being in progress more strongly than とき.

会議の最中に、急に火災ベルが鳴り出した。

Right in the middle of the meeting, the fire alarm suddenly started ringing.

Do not use it before an action starts or after it ends; it must be during the action.

Something cuts in while an event is in the middle.

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