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meantime

/ˈmiːntaɪm/noun, adverb2 syllables

Meantime means: the time between one event, process, or period and another.

Synonyms for meantime5

noun, as in the time between one event, process, or period and another

interim, meanwhile, lag

adverb, as in during the intervening time

meanwhile, in the meantime

also used for meantime

between-time

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What does meantime mean?2

noun

1

the time between one event, process, or period and another“meanwhile the socialists are running the government”

adverb

1

during the intervening time“meanwhile I will not think about the problem”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Meantime in a sentence

  • In the meantime, the main problem has not disappeared.yusufhakan12
  • In the meantime, cut the bread into cubes and fry them in hot oil.swagner
  • In the meantime, we learnt from our mistakes.caspian
  • I'm reading the paper, in the meantime get ready to go out.Dejo
  • So, what do we do in the meantime?CK
  • In the meantime, we have gotten three cats.belvis
  • Yes, don't let him sink in the meantime.Miktsoanit
  • In the meantime, let's listen to some music.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of meantime

as a noun

plural
meantimes