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between-times

between-times is the plural of between-time.

Meaning of between-time

Noun

between-time (plural between-times)

  1. The period or time between two events; interim; meantime; meanwhile.
    • Sade therefore calls the pure time of suspended history marking an epoch a revolutionary regime; it is the time of the between-times where, between the old laws and the new, there reigns the silence of the absence of laws, an interval that corresponds precisely to the suspension of speech […]1993, Maurice Blanchot, The Infinite Conversation
    Synonyms:
    interim

Questions about between-times

What is between-times the plural of?
Between-times is the plural of between-time.

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