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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/
: 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.