Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Occurring or falling between events or points in time: Describes something that happens or exists in the period separating two distinct events or moments.
   • Situated or lying between things: Describes something that is located in the space between other objects or places.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The report details the changes that occurred during the intervening decade.
  • We met in 2010 and again in 2020; much had changed in the intervening years.
  • The two houses are separated by an intervening field.

Advanced Usage

• "The intervening period": The time between two specified events.
  • In the intervening period between the announcement and the launch, the team worked tirelessly.
• "Without any intervening obstacle": With nothing in between to block or hinder.
  • The two concepts are directly related, with no intervening steps.

Variants and Related Words

• Intervene (verb): To occur or be situated between events, points in time, or things; to become involved in a situation to alter its course.
  • The government refused to intervene in the dispute.
• Intervention (noun): The action or process of intervening.
  • The medical intervention saved his life.

Synonyms

• Intervenient: (Formal) Coming between.
• Intermediary: Acting as a link between people or things.
• Intervening years/period/time: The interim, the meantime.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Intervening" is primarily an adjective and does not form standard phrasal verbs. Related verbal phrases belong to its root verb "intervene.") - Intervene in: To involve oneself in a situation to affect its outcome. - The UN may intervene in the humanitarian crisis. - Intervene between: To be or come between. - A mediator intervened between the two arguing parties.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms specifically using the adjective "intervening." Idioms typically use the verb "intervene.") - To intervene on someone's behalf: To act in order to support or help someone. - Her lawyer intervened on her behalf.

Adjective

1. occurring or falling between events or points in time
   • so much had happened during the intervening years