while sth is happening or being done; while you are doing sth :
a country in the midst of a recession
She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father's things.
while sth is happening or being done; while you are doing sth :
a country in the midst of a recession
She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father's things.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005