真っ最中

真っ最中

"真っ最中" means "right in the middle of" or "at the height of."

Here, '真っ最中' (massainaka) is used to express the concept of being precisely in the middle of an event or activity, in this case, the match.

彼は試合の真っ最中に負傷した。

He got injured in the midst of the match.

In this example, '真っ最中' emphasizes that the speaker is currently and actively engaged in the activity of reading a book.

私は本を読んでいる真っ最中なので、後で話しましょう。

I am in the midst of reading a book, so let's talk later.

Here, '真っ最中' is used to highlight that the question was asked during the crucial moment of the ongoing class session.

授業の真っ最中に彼女が質問をした。

She asked a question right in the middle of the class.