in-between

[ in-bi-tween ]

noun

1. a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.:

   yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.

2. a person who handles the intermediary steps, as in a manufacturing or sales process.

adjective

1. being between one thing, condition, etc., and another:

   a coat for in-between weather.

in-between

adjective

1. intermediate

   he's at the in-between stage, neither a child nor an adult

noun

1. an intermediate person or thing

Other Words From

• in-be·tweenness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of in-between¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Idioms and Phrases

In an intermediate situation, as in My roommates disagreed and I was caught in between . [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Fall and early summer are the ideal times to visit, in-between the bitter winters and the humidity of the hot August nights.

From The Daily Beast

I take a last longing glimpse, before facing front and reality: the desolate in-between before I see my beloved Hawaii again.

From The Daily Beast

Anything in that muddy in-between is washed from our memory.

From The Daily Beast

The U.S. has three goals vis-a-vis Iran: minimalist, maximalist and in-between.

From The Daily Beast

We can show our daughters diverse images of beautiful women: curvy, tall, short, and everything in-between.

From The Daily Beast

The picture on the screen was fuzzy and hard to see now, dimmed by the layers of rock in-between.

From Project Gutenberg

And so too with the inhabitants of the red, yellow, and in-between regions.

From Project Gutenberg

A grizzly may be a blond, or a brunette, or one of half a dozen in-between shades.

From Project Gutenberg

As we did go along, in-between times I did look looks at Jenny Strong.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides, this is just a little in-between flyer, while Im conservatively waiting for a good, legitimate opening.

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