betweentimes

betweentimes
/bi tween"tuymz'/, adv.
between periods of work, activity, etc.: a part-time teacher who studied law betweentimes.
[1905-10; BETWEEN + TIME + -S1]

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  • betweentimes — at intervals, during intervals …   English contemporary dictionary

  • betweentimes — be·tween·times …   English syllables

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  • betweenwhiles —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ(h)wīlz adverb : betweentimes * * * /bi tween hwuylz , wuylz /, adv. betweentimes. [1760 70; BETWEEN + WHILES] * * * betweenˈtime, betweenˈtimes or betweenˈwhiles adverb At intervals • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • betweenwhiles — adverb Date: 1656 betweentimes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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