in the middle of the period that a government, a council, etc. is elected for (任期)中期的 midterm elections 中期选举
for or connected with a period of time that is neither long nor short; in the middle of a particular period 中期的 a midterm solution 中期解决方案 midterm losses 中期损失
in the middle of one of the main periods of the academic year 学期中间的;期中的 a midterm examination/break 期中考试/休假