betweentimes

be·tween·times

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-tween-tahymz]
- /bɪˈtwinˌtaɪmz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bih-tween-tahymz]
- /bɪˈtwinˌtaɪmz/

Definitions of betweentimes word

adverb betweentimes between other activities; during intervals 3
adverb betweentimes at intervals 3
adverb betweentimes between periods of work, activity, etc.: a part-time teacher who studied law betweentimes. 1
adverb betweentimes In an interim period; meanwhile. 0

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Origin of betweentimes

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; between + time + -s1

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Parts of speech for Betweentimes

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Betweentimes

betweentimes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

betweentimes usage trend in Literature

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