in-between

1 of 2

adjective or noun

in-be·​tween ˌin-bi-ˈtwēn 

: intermediate

in between

2 of 2

adverb or preposition

: between

Examples of in-between in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective or noun

The in-between ThinkPad P16v (4.9 pounds) holds up to 96GB of RAM and peaks with Nvidia's RTX 3000 Ada GPU. —PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024

The state’s four major cities—Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio—are all blue, but this is a state of more than 29 million people, and there’s a whole lot of in-between country. —Chris Vognar, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024

Adverb or preposition

The nonfiction group handles legal matters from development to delivery and all aspects of day-to-day production in between, including negotiating executive, talent and distribution deals and determining whether an aspect of a reality show would break the law. —Todd Longwell, Variety, 15 Dec. 2024

Astronomers have long understood that the universe is expanding—in other words, the space in between cosmic objects that aren’t bound by gravity is getting ever more vast. —Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective Or Noun

1815, in the meaning defined above

Adverb Or Preposition

1523, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

in-between

1 of 4 adjective

in-be·​tween

ˌin-bi-ˈtwēn

: intermediate

in-between

2 of 4 noun

: an intermediate term, thing, or class

in between

3 of 4 adverb

: between entry 2

were neither young nor old but fell somewhere in between

in between

4 of 4 preposition

: between entry 1 sense 2

a meadow lies in between the house and the road