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交差点を渡る **途中で/時に** ふと何かに当てられた

In this sentence, I wonder which one is correct or better than the other? I
also have trouble to understand what exactly 途中で is used for, since in almost
any case I feel like I could use 時 as well.
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途中で or 時に? And what's the difference?
時に is generic "when", whereas 途中で is "in the middle". They are often
interchangeable but the latter would sound more emphatic. Compare 寝ている時に "when
I was sleeping" vs 寝ている途中で "in the middle of sleeping".

They are not always interchangeable. Use "when" if you don't have to say "in
the middle".

>   * 私は勉強する時に眼鏡をかけます。 I wear glasses when I study.
>   * [?] 私は勉強する途中で眼鏡をかけます。 [?] I wear glasses in the middle of studying.
>
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