Ajanvälissä

Ajanvälissä is a Finnish term that translates to "in the meantime" or "meanwhile." It refers to a period of time that occurs between two events or actions. The phrase is commonly used in everyday conversation and writing to indicate a pause, a waiting period, or an activity that takes place during an interval.

For example, if someone is waiting for a bus, they might say they are reading a book "ajanvälissä." This implies that reading the book is an activity they are doing while they wait for the bus to arrive. The term highlights the transient nature of the period, emphasizing that it is a temporary state before something else happens.

"Ajanvälissä" can also be used to describe a situation where something is happening concurrently with another event, but not directly related to it. For instance, if a person is preparing dinner, they might be listening to the news "ajanvälissä." This suggests that listening to the news is a secondary activity occurring during the primary activity of cooking. The phrase helps to delineate distinct but contemporaneous periods of time, offering a flexible way to express temporal relationships in Finnish.