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Antonyms for intervening

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-ter-veen
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈvin

Definition of intervening

Origin :
  • 1580s, back-formation from intervention, or else from Latin intervenire "to come between, intervene, interrupt," from inter "between" (see inter-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Related: Intervened; intervening.
  • adj intermediary
Example sentences :
  • The intervening time had been one of what I may call spiritual ups and downs.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • A glance at the intervening ground, another through his sights.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • In the intervening period of waiting my mind underwent a change.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • In some respects, these intervening days were the hardest ones she had to bear.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • The suffragists had spent the intervening ten months in a campaign of their own.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • Through the intervening months his face had been ever present.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • Over the heads of intervening diners, the dummy-chucker saw his host.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • He rose from the chair and went closer to the intervening door.
  • Extract from : « The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service » by James R. Driscoll
  • The lad followed, breaking into a trot despite the intervening trees.
  • Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The French Admiral, however, excused himself for intervening so late.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Conquest of England » by August Niemann

Synonyms for intervening

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