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in between

adv, prep, adj and 1 more — 7 senses

in between

advalso spelled in-between

Etymology Univerbation of in + between, perhaps in imitation of similar phrases as in the middle of, in the midst of, etc.

1

Between them.

  • Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:

in between

prep

Etymology Univerbation of in + between, perhaps in imitation of similar phrases as in the middle of, in the midst of, etc.

1

Between.

2

In the space between.

Derived terms
inbetweener, inbetweening, in-between move

in-between

adj

Etymology From in- + between.

1

Lying between; neither one thing nor the other; intermediary.

Derived terms
in-betweeny, inbetweening

in-between

noun

Etymology From in- + between.

1

An interval or intervening time.

2

One who intervenes.

3

Synonym of inbetweener (“a person who or thing that falls between different groups or characteristics”).

  • “They don’t belong anywhere. Colored folks won’t have ‘em because they’re half white; white folks won’t have ’em cause they’re colored, so they’re just inbetweens, don’t belong anywhere.[…]”1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:

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