mid-term

Semester's halfway test

Mid-term refers to the middle of a defined period, especially an academic term or a political office.

A mid-term exam tests students halfway through a course: I have three mid-terms next week.

Mid-term elections occur halfway through a president's or governor's term.

As an adjective, it describes something occurring at or covering the middle period: mid-term projections, mid-term goals.

Also spelled midterm.

academic

exam

Formal knowledge assessment

grades · professor · syllabus · coursework · bluebook · essay · multiple-choice · proctor · cramming · tutoring

election

voters

Those who cast ballots

primaries · senate · gubernatorial · incumbent · challenger · polling · redistricting · constituents · referendum · democracy

menstrual

ovulation

Egg discharge from ovary

follicular · estrogen · progesterone · hormones · endometrium · reproductive · conception · period

pregnancy

trimester

Thirteen-week span

quickening · prenatal · gestation · maternal · screening · development · bump · obstetrician · checkup

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temporal position within a bounded period

mid-termfinal

Last and decisive

beginning · start · initial · terminal · concluding

examination timing in academic context

mid-termfinal

Last and decisive

final exam · final examination · entrance exam · placement test · cumulative exam

planning horizon

mid-termshort-term

Of limited duration

long-term · immediate · near-term · distant · extended

Family

midterms, midterm elections

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