途と中ちゅう

noun, adverb

on the way; en route

Refers to being in the course of moving from one place to another, or during a journey. Often used with verbs of movement or stopping.

• 学がっ校こうへ行いく途と中ちゅうで友とも達だちに会あった。

  I met a friend on the way to school.

• 帰き宅たくの途と中ちゅう、スーパーに寄よった。

  On the way home, I stopped by the supermarket.

noun, adverb

in the middle of; midway; halfway

Indicates being partway through an action, process, or state, not yet finished. Common with nouns like 仕事, 会議, 食事, or verbs in ている form.

• 食しょく事じの途と中ちゅうで電でん話わが鳴なった。

  The phone rang in the middle of the meal.

• まだ工こう事じの途と中ちゅうです。

  It's still in the middle of construction.