in medias res

(in mādē äs′ res)

in the middle of the action rather than at the beginning, as in commencing an epic

Origin: L, into the midst of things

See in medias res in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
In or into the middle of a sequence of events, as in a literary narrative.

Origin:

Origin: Latin in mediās rēs

Origin: : in, into

Origin: + mediās

Origin: : accusative pl. feminine of medius, in the middle of

Origin: + rēs

Origin: , accusative pl. of rēs, thing

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