meantime
noun/ˈmiːntaɪm/
/ˈmiːntaɪm/
(also meanwhile)
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): from mean(noun) + time.
Idioms Idioms
See meantime in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee meantime in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfor the meantime/meanwhile
- (British English) for a short period of time but not permanently
- I'm changing my email address but for the meantime you can use the old one.
in the meantime/meanwhile
- in the period of time between two times or two events
- My first novel was rejected by six publishers. In the meantime I had written a play.
- The next programme starts in five minutes; in the meantime, here’s some music.
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