in between

in between

See also: inbetween and in-between

English

Alternative forms

• inbetween
• in-between

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːn

Adverb

in between (not comparable)

1. Between them.
   • 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:

     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.

Translations

between (adverbially)

Dutch: tussenin (nl) German: dazwischen (de) Icelandic: í milli

Preposition

in between

1. Between
2. In the space between

Translations

between

Arabic: بَيْن‎ (ar) (bayn) Egyptian Arabic: بين‎ (ben) Dutch: tussenin (nl) Finnish: välissä (fi) French: entre (fr) Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: zwischen (de) Icelandic: í milli Polish: pomiędzy (pl) Portuguese: entre (pt) Spanish: entre (es)

in the space between

Arabic: فِي مَا بَيْن‎ (fī mā bayn) Egyptian Arabic: في ما بين‎ (fi ma ben) Finnish: välissä (fi) Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: zwischen (de) Norwegian: Bokmål: innimellom Nynorsk: innimellom Polish: pomiędzy (pl)

Derived terms

• inbetweening