midtap

During the action of tapping.

Adverb

  1. During the action of tapping.
    • My restless sock feet stopped midtap, on the very floor those gentlemen trod in their calfskin shoes and spats. - 2009 April 26, Elizabeth Giddens, “The House of Much History”, in New York Times:
    • Olivia began to tap her fingers on her glass, but froze midtap. She had an idea. - 2012, Sienna Mercer, Flying Solo:

Origin

From mid- + tap.