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# In Medias Res
- URL: https://www.wonderousworldsofwords.com/in-medias-res/
- Published: 2026-10-19T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T10:00:00.000Z
- Description: Starting a story in the middle of the action.
- Author: Tyler Bussell
- Tags: Word of the Day

Latin phrase · pronounced in MAY-dee-us RAYZ

What it means:

In medias res means "into the middle of things." A story that begins in medias res drops the reader into the action and fills in the backstory later.

The novel opens *in medias res*, with the truck already sliding toward the river.