in between

See also: inbetween, and in-between

English

Alternative forms

• in-between

Etymology

Univerbation of 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