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The hallway between two rooms, holding its breath, belonging to neither.
means Describing a transitional, in-between state or space where one thing has ended but the next hasn't begun.
from From Latin limen, threshold — the doorway itself, that strip of floor you cross but never stand on.
Rite of passageAnthropologists named the dizzy middle phase of every ritual.
Internet aestheticEmpty malls and motels became a viral nostalgia haunt.
Architectural cousinAirports and waiting rooms are professionally liminal by design.