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at the middle of the night vs in the middle of the night

Both are similar phrases, but the correct one is "in the middle of the night." This is a common expression used to refer to a specific time during the night.
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at the middle of the night

This phrase is not correct in English. The preposition 'at' is not typically used with 'the middle of the night.'

Avoid using 'at the middle of the night' and replace it with 'in the middle of the night' to correctly indicate a specific time during the night.
  • Feb 26, 2022 ... I'm making this at the middle of the night, my brain is in the microwave. OC. r ...
  • May 15, 2016 ... Why when you wake up at the middle of the night and even you know is not real you see scary things as spiders, shadows or people staring at you?
  • Jun 12, 2024 ... Playing my CRT at the middle of the night! Showcase. There's a special feeling feeling you get when playing on a CRT with the lights turned ...
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  • Sep 26, 2024 ... Like if I wake at the middle of the night and wanna be on my phone for an hour, with those notifications, will that still count? Question.
  • Feb 15, 2019 ... Stady at the middle of the night ... Very nice. The books look great! One thing is it looks like you're not using the filmic colour management. If ...
  • Sep 30, 2022 ... Wake up from his sleep at the middle of the night and starts walking outside the house until he finds himself lying on the floor the next morning.
  • ... at the middle of the night (40.4 +/- 6.3 fmol/mg protein). Furthermore, plasma melatonin was positively correlated to the melatonin receptor number (p ...

Alternatives:

  • in the middle of the night

in the middle of the night

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a specific time during the night.

Use 'in the middle of the night' to indicate a specific time during the night, typically around midnight.
  • May 5, 2022 ... ... In the middle of the night In the middle of the night Just call my name I'm yours to tame In the middle of the night In the middle of the ...
  • Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. Someone seems to be roaming the cul de sac at ...
  • Jun 28, 2023 ... ... In the middle of the night In the middle of the night Just call my name I'm yours to tame In the middle of the night In the middle of the ...
  • Jan 18, 2022 ... The lyrics I know are “looks so wrong feels so right” in the beginning and then “in the middle of the night” right before the chorus. The ...
  • Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. Someone seems to be roaming the cul-de-sac at ...
  • Sep 14, 2023 ... Julia just... vanished in the middle of the night during a large task. Help troubleshooting/optimising would be appreciated · General Usage ...
  • I recently had a mother contact me who was finding that her 8-month-old baby had started waking up in the middle of the night wanting to party. She was ...
  • It was like I was part of a secret society that's alive in the middle of the night. Austin. OK. Everybody, go home. We're about to start this. Ira Glass. It's ...
  • Sep 29, 2021 ... I like to have music playing while I sleep, sleep station or sleep radio station, and recently it's stopped playing in the middle of the night.
  • Oct 21, 2016 ... What I Heard in the Middle of the Mediterranean in the Middle of the Night ... Migrants don't launch off the Libyan coast during the day. It's ...

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