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in-between

in-between

116 4.0
In the middle between two other things, neither the start nor the end
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪn bɪˈtwin/
translation icon : intermedio
  • Yeah, I think it's somewhere in between those two things.
  • an in-between position
  • an in-between space
  • in-between people

I just think that the balance may be somewhere in between them still.

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Examples

  • I just think that the balance may be somewhere in between them still.

  • We're somewhere in between God and nothingness.

  • But rich, poor, or in between, we are all poor in spirit.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I'm actually in between jobs right now.

  • Domino: There are 3 kinds of people in this world... the rich, the poor, and everyone in between.

  • Often, however, the hometown historian fits somewhere in between these two extremes.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Trees can communicate with bushes, bushes with grass and everything in between.

  • You just tell her you're a high-end chef that's in between gigs.

  • An IV pole rattled as she squeezed past Angela and in between the crowded isolettes.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The temperature today is in the in-between, not too hot and not too cold.

Synonyms

middle
vsin-between
1.0

Near the center of something

is located somewhere between two extremes rather than at either end
halfway
vsin-between
476 1.3

In the middle between two places or times

is anywhere in the middle without requiring equal distance between ends
intermediate
vsin-between
51 3.6

In the middle between two skill levels, not beginner or advanced

is a general central position not limited to levels or stages
midway
vsin-between
40 3.2

Halfway between two places or times

is a general middle position not necessarily the exact midpoint
between
vsin-between
3 1.0

In the time separating two events

is about being situated in the middle rather than naming the separating interval

Antonyms

end
1.0

The final part of something, like an event or story

877 3.6

Very far away in place or in degree

How Middle

central
993 1.0
in-between
116 4.0
off-center
  • US
8 4.1
outside
24 1.0

Surface Forms

in-between positive

Morphology

in-between = (transparent) = in + between

The adjective directly lexicalizes the phrase 'in between' and its meaning of being in an intermediate position is readily inferable. [Postprocessing: moved 'in', 'between' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word in-between is made of the simple parts in ('inside') and between ('in the middle of two things'). So when something is in-between, it is 'in the middle' of two extremes, stages, or choices, not at either end.