midterm

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈmɪˌdtɜrm/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    An examination given in the middle of an academic term or semester to assess students' progress.; The middle of an academic term or semester.; An election held in the middle of a president's four-year term, typically two years after the presidential election, in which members of Congress and other officials are elected.; The middle point of a term of office, especially that of a president or other elected official.
  2. adjective
    Relating to or occurring in the middle of an academic term or semester.; Relating to or occurring in the middle of a political term of office.; Relating to a medium-term period or goal, typically spanning several years.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: midterms

Collocations

midterm exammidterm electionmidterm gradesmidterm breakmidterm reviewmidterm paper

Derivatives

midtermly

Synonyms

mid-termhalfwayinterim

Antonyms

finalend-of-term

Commonly confused

mid-term
EN: 'mid-term' is simply a hyphenated variant spelling of 'midterm'; both are acceptable, though the unhyphenated form is more common in American English.
final
EN: 'final' refers to the end-of-term examination, while 'midterm' refers to the examination given at the middle of the term.

Spelling tips

EN: Can be written as 'midterm' (one word) or 'mid-term' (hyphenated). The unhyphenated form is standard in American English; the hyphenated form is more common in British English.

💬 Examples

  1. She stayed up all night studying for her chemistry midterm.

  2. By midterm, most students had already chosen their final project topics.

  3. The president's party lost several seats in the midterm elections.

  4. The governor announced new policy initiatives at the midterm of his administration.

  5. The professor released the midterm grades to all students last week.

  6. The midterm report on the president's economic plan showed mixed results.

  7. The company set midterm targets for reducing carbon emissions by 2030.