between jobs
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- My dad was between jobs at the time.
- between jobs at this moment
- between jobs now
And then when I was on my own in between jobs and my friend had suggested, why don't you do consulting?
- And then when I was on my own in between jobs and my friend had suggested, why don't you do consulting?
- You know, all my stuff was in storage and I was in between jobs and, and so I, it just dawned on me that I should do the Camino.
Examples
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You mentioned you were between jobs.
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I'm between jobs and looking for work in marketing.
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Especially when you are in transition between jobs.
Blog text (12) -
I'm actually in between jobs right now.
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I'm between jobs right now, though.
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I have a friend in Massachusetts who was between jobs for a while.
Blog text (21) -
Derek's in between jobs, so that would really help.
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By the looks of things, you're between jobs.
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Actually, I was in my late twenties, living briefly with my father after my first marriage had failed, and I was between jobs.
Academic text (1996) -
Rory, who was between jobs, made appointments for the late afternoon so that he could take advantage of Beau's absence.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.7
Without work and looking for a job
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1.8
Without a job and trying to find one
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1.9
Not having a job
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'temporarily unemployed' is directly inferable from combining 'between' (in the interval separating two things) with 'jobs' — i.e. being in the interval between employment positions. This is a straightforward compositional prepositional phrase that follows basic English logic, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
The phrase between jobs gives a clear picture: someone standing in the small space between two jobs, not working in either one. That's why it means 'temporarily unemployed'.