betweenwhiles

betweenwhiles
/bi tween"hwuylz', -wuylz'/, adv.
betweentimes.
[1760-70; BETWEEN + WHILES]

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

  • betweenwhiles — be·tween·whiles …   English syllables

  • betweenwhiles — be•tween•whiles [[t]bɪˈtwinˌ(h)waɪlz, ˌwaɪlz[/t]] adv. betweentimes • Etymology: 1760–1770 …   From formal English to slang

  • betweenwhiles — /bəˈtwinwaɪlz/ (say buh tweenwuylz), /bi / (say bee ) adverb in the meantime; in between other activities. Also, between time …  

  • 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

  • at the same time — Synonyms and related words: above, ad interim, additionally, after all, again, albeit, all included, all the same, all together, also, although, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, as far as, as long as, as one, as one man …   Moby Thesaurus

  • betweentimes — Synonyms and related words: ad interim, at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at odd times, at times, at various times, between acts, betweenwhiles, during the interval, en attendant, every so often, for a time, for the meantime, for the nonce,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • for the time being — Synonyms and related words: ad interim, as of now, as things are, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, awhile, between acts, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, but now, during the interval, en attendant, even now,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • meanwhile — Synonyms and related words: ad interim, at a stretch, between acts, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, during the interval, during the time, en attendant, for a time, for the meantime, for the moment, for the nonce, in the interim, in the meanwhile,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • now and then — Synonyms and related words: at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at odd times, at times, at various times, betimes, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, ever and again, ever and anon, every so often, here and there, now, occasionally, on divers… …   Moby Thesaurus

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