Zwischenzeitraum
intermediate period, time in between
noun TSVI-shen-tsait-rowm Rare
Usage Note
Zwischenzeitraum describes the gap between two defined periods. It is somewhat formal; in everyday speech Zwischenzeit is preferred. Frequent in legal and official documents when specifying intervals.
Examples
"Im Zwischenzeitraum wurden die Verträge geprüft."
Natural Translation
During the interim period the contracts were reviewed.
Literal Translation
In the between-time-space were the contracts examined.
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