diff --git a/src_v2/parser/parser_internals.nim b/src_v2/parser/parser_internals.nim
index b45d35c..d064cd1 100644
--- a/src_v2/parser/parser_internals.nim
+++ b/src_v2/parser/parser_internals.nim
@@ -241,19 +241,20 @@ proc whitespace*(parser: Parser): ParserResult =
 
 # -- Parsing Helpers
 
-# let between* = proc(startParserFn: parserFnT, stopParserFn: parserFnT, betweenParserFn: parserFnT): parserFnT {.closure.} =
-#   ## Creates parser function with that matches `betweenParserFn` between `startParserFn` and `stopParserFn`.
-#   ## Ignores the delimiters in the tokens.
-#   ## Example:
-#   ##   between(ch('('), ch(')')) => Matches (abc)
-#   ignore(startParserFn) + anyUntil(stopParserFn) + ignore(stopParserFn)
+proc between*(startParserFn: parserFnT, stopParserFn: parserFnT): parserFnT -> parserFnT {.inline.} =
+  ## Creates parser function with that matches a `parserFn` between `startParserFn` and `stopParserFn`.
+  ## Ignores the delimiters in the tokens.
+  ## Example:
+  ##   between(ch('('), ch(')'))(str("abc")) => Matches (abc)
+  return proc(parserFn: parserFnT): parserFnT {.closure.} =
+    ignore(startParserFn) + parserFn + ignore(stopParserFn)
 
-let anyBetween* = proc(startParserFn: parserFnT, stopParserFn: parserFnT): parserFnT {.closure.} =
+proc anyBetween*(startParserFn: parserFnT, stopParserFn: parserFnT): parserFnT {.inline.} =
   ## Creates parser function with that matches anything between `startParserFn` and `stopParserFn`.
   ## Ignores the delimiters in the tokens.
   ## Example:
   ##   anyBetween(ch('('), ch(')')) => Matches (abc)
-  ignore(startParserFn) + anyUntil(stopParserFn) + ignore(stopParserFn)
+  between(startParserFn, stopParserFn)(anyUntil(stopParserFn))
 
 let anyBetweenPair* = proc(parserFn: parserFnT): parserFnT {.closure.} =
   ## Creates parser function with that matches anything between matching `parserFns`
@@ -321,6 +322,15 @@ when isMainModule:
     assert testAbc1Parser.flatMap(following(@[ch('a'), str("bc"), digit])).tokensToString() == "abc1"
 
   block parsingHelpers:
+    let testParenParser = initParserResult("(123)")
+    let testQuoteParser = initParserResult("\"123\"")
+
+    let testQuote = ch('"')
+    let testBetweenParen = between(ch('('), ch(')'))
+
+    # between
+    assert testParenParser.flatMap(testBetweenParen(str("123"))).tokensToString() == "123"
+
     # anyBetween
-    assert initParserResult("(123)").flatMap(anyBetween(ch('('), ch(')'))).tokensToString() == "123"
-    assert initParserResult("\"123\"").flatMap(anyBetweenPair(ch('"'))).tokensToString() == "123"
+    assert testParenParser.flatMap(anyBetween(ch('('), ch(')'))).tokensToString() == "123"
+    assert testQuoteParser.flatMap(anyBetweenPair(testQuote)).tokensToString() == "123"