Idioms
- 1for a short period of time but not permanently I'm changing my e-mail address, but in the meantime you can use the old one.
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- 2in the period of time between two times or two events synonym meanwhile My first novel was rejected by six publishers. In the meantime I wrote a play. The next event starts in ten minutes; in the meantime, you can stand up and stretch.
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