intervening
UK: ˌɪntəˈviːnɪŋ | US: ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ
adj. occurring in the time between events
adj. acting to interrupt or modify a process
v. (present participle of "intervene") to come between parties or events
Derived from Latin intervenire (inter- "between" + venire "to come"), the word originally described physical interruption ("coming between"). Over time, it expanded to abstract mediation (e.g., intervening in conflicts) and temporal gaps ("intervening years"). The morpheme ven appears in related words like advent (coming toward) and convene (come together).
The intervening days between the storm and the rescue felt endless.
She avoided intervening in their argument unless necessary.
The report covers the decade with no intervening updates.
Intervening obstacles delayed the project’s completion.
His intervening remarks clarified the misunderstanding.