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betweentimes

[ bih-tween-tahymz ]

adverb

  1. between periods of work, activity, etc.:

    a part-time teacher who studied law betweentimes.



betweentimes

/ bɪˈtwiːnˌwaɪlz; bɪˈtwiːnˌtaɪmz /

adverb

  1. between other activities; during intervals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of betweentimes1

First recorded in 1905–10; between + time + -s 1
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Example Sentences

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Betweentimes he went sightseeing in Lisbon.

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And even if she tells you that she wishes you had let her quit—that as much as she’s enjoying dance now, she truly suffered through the years betweentimes—I wouldn’t lose sleep over it.

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True, he could not stop himself from looking anxiously around every morning when the post owls arrived, nor, late at night before he went to sleep, prevent himself from seeing horrible visions of Sirius, cornered by dementors down some dark London street, but betweentimes he tried to keep his mind off his godfather.

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The shopping for the wedding went on betweentimes, and Winn even escorted them to the city and took part in the shopping.

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Betweentimes he can play Monopoly and catch up on his television.

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