meanwhile
noun
1 meanwhile
The time between one event, process, or period and another:
— Meanwhile the socialists are running the government.
synonyms: interim, lag, meantime.
Dutch: onderwijl, ondertussen, terwijl, intussen, inmiddels, interim
adverb
1 meanwhile
At the same time but in another place.
Roget 120: at the same time; simultaneously etc. adj.; together, in concert, during the same time; in the same breath; pari passu [Lat.]; in the interim; as one. at the very moment etc. 113; ... show more
2 meanwhile
During the intervening time:
— Meanwhile I will not think about the problem.
synonyms: in the meantime, meantime.
Roget 106: while, whilst, during, pending; during the time, during the interval; in the course of, at that point, at that point in time; for the time being, day by day; in the time of, when; ... show more
Moby thesaurus: ad interim, at a stretch, between acts, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, during the interval, during the time, en attendant, for a time, for the meantime, for the moment, for the nonce, in the interim, in the meanwhile, interim, interval, meantime, pendente lite, temporarily, the while ... show more.
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