mitt på dagen

Swedish

Etymology

mitt (“middle”) +‎ på (“of”) +‎ dagen (“the day”)

Adverb

mitt på dagen (not comparable)

  1. at (around) noon, middle of the day, midday
    Vi kom dit mitt på dagen
    We got there around noon
    Synonyms: middag, middagstid, klockan tolv, tolvtiden, tolvsnåret
  2. in broad daylight
    Rätt fräckt att rånet utfördes mitt på dagen
    Pretty cheeky that the robbery was carried out in in broad daylight
    Synonyms: (more idiomatic) mitt på ljusa dagen, (more idiomatic) mitt på blanka dagen
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