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between time

between time is the alternative form 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

Forms of between time

pluralbetween times

Questions about between time

What is between time the alternative form of?
Between time is the alternative form of between-time.

Words near between time in the dictionary

  1. between the lines
  2. between the pegs
  3. between the pipes
  4. between the sheets
  5. between the sticks
  6. between time
  7. between times
  8. between two stools
  9. between wind and water
  10. between you and I
  11. between you and me

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