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in-between time

[/ɪn bɪˈtwiːn taɪm/]
nounpl: in-between times
tempo intermediário; intervalo
1. A period of time that occurs between two events, activities, or states; an intermediate period
During the in-between time before the meeting started, employees chatted by the water cooler.
Durante o tempo intermediário antes de a reunião começar, os funcionários conversavam perto do bebedouro.
2. A transitional phase or waiting period
The in-between time after graduation and starting a new job was both exciting and uncertain.
O tempo de transição entre a formatura e o início do novo trabalho foi emocionante e incerto.
Synonyms
interimintervaltransitional periodwaiting periodgapinterregnum
Antonyms
continuous timesimultaneous occurrence

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tempo intermediário; intervalo; período de transição
Commonly used in business and everyday contexts
Rio de Janeiro
tempo da meio
More colloquial usage
São Paulo
período de transição; tempo intermediário
Preferred in formal business settings
Portugal
período intermédio; intervalo; tempo de espera
Standard Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the meantime
between you and me
betwixt and between
the waiting game
bide one's time
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