in-between

adjective or noun

in-be·tween | \ ˌin-bi-ˈtwēn

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Definition of in-between

(Entry 1 of 2)

: intermediate

in between

adverb or preposition

Definition of in between (Entry 2 of 2)

: between

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Newhart revealed that in the scene where Ferrell has to sit on Newhart's lap, for instance, there's actually a small child in between them. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "How The Elf Set Designers Built Santa's Workshop Around Will Ferrell," 8 Nov. 2018 What was supposed to be the bedroom closet was walled up and two bookcases were built with enough space for a pull-out couch in between them. — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, "Why downsize? Designer makes the move from condominium to home in style," 30 May 2018 Now, there is close to a decade in between then and when most adults get married now, leaving individuals to navigate other cohabiting options. — Jennifer Calfas, Time, "That 30-Year-Old Who Got Evicted By His Parents Is Just One of Millions of Millennials Who Still Live at Home," 24 May 2018 There is likely truth to both the Russian and Israeli accounts of what happened—with the space in between filled in by the competence of Syria's Air Defense Force and the state of repair of Syria's S-200 missiles. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Russian surveillance plane got shot down by Syria—and Russia blames Israel," 18 Sep. 2018 The summit will cover panel discussions and author talks about a range of important life skills, from financial well-being to physical wellness (and just about everything in between). — Mackenzie Dunn, Woman's Day, "Here's the Self-Care Summit Every Book Lover Needs," 6 Mar. 2019 Kopech and McCatty’s conversations range from life to baseball to everything in between. — Chapel Fowler, charlotteobserver, "White Sox prospect Michael Kopech stopped listening, went from struggling to sizzling," 27 June 2018 But in between those peaks are huge valleys of knowledge that are simply lost in mist to the vast majority of people. — David Roberts, Vox, "My advice for aspiring explainer journalists," 9 Dec. 2018 However, in between all the tea about the future king of England are some other fun royal tidbits. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Even Meghan Markle Is Confused By This Habit of Prince Harry’s," 8 Nov. 2018

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in-between

noun

English Language Learners Definition of in-between

: a state or position that is in the middle between two other things : a middle position

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