meanwhile

ˈminˌwaɪl

Definition

Definition of meanwhile - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

intervening periodin the time between two events

The project will start soon. Meanwhile, prepare the materials.

meantime

simultaneously

contrastin contrast to what was mentioned

He loves sports. Meanwhile, she prefers reading.

concurrently

simultaneously

Noun

time intervaltime between two events or processes

The meeting is at 3 PM, and in the meanwhile, we can prepare.

interim

interval

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in the meanwhile

adv.

temporarily during the time between two events or actions

She cooked dinner in the meanwhile he set the table.

Origin of meanwhile

Middle English, mean (intermediate) + while (time)

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in the meantime

adv.

simultaneous action

meanwhile, at the same time as something else happens

Examples of meanwhile in a sentence

She finished her homework; meanwhile, her brother played video games.
The sun was setting. Meanwhile, the city lights began to glow.
The team was losing. Meanwhile, their fans kept cheering.
In the meanwhile, she read a book to pass the time.
The repairs will take an hour; in the meanwhile, let's have lunch.

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French:en attendant, intervalle, ...
German:währenddessen, Zwischenzeit, ...
Italian:nel frattempo, frattempo, ...
Spanish:mientras tanto, en el intervalo, ...
Portuguese:entretanto, por outro lado, ...
Chinese:与此同时, 期间, ...
Japanese:その間に, 間, ...
Arabic:فِي هَذِهِ الأَثْنَاءِ, الأثناء, ...
Hebrew:בֵּינְתַיִם, זְמַן הַבֵּינַיִם, ...
Russian:тем временем, промежуток времени, ...
Ukrainian:тим часом, водночас, ...
Hindi:इस बीच, बीच का समय, ...
Bengali:এদিকে, মাঝে, ...
Catalan:mentrestant, en canvi, ...
Czech:mezitím, mezidobí, ...
Danish:i mellemtiden, mellemtid, ...
Dutch:ondertussen, tussentijd, ...
Greek:στο μεταξύ, μεσοδιάστημα, ...
Hungarian:közben, időköz, ...
Khmer:ក្នុងពេលនោះ, ពេលអន្តរកាល, ...
Korean:그동안, 사이 시간, ...
Persian:در این فاصله, این فاصله, ...
Polish:w międzyczasie, międzyczas, ...
Portuguese (BR):enquanto isso, intervalo, ...
Romanian:între timp, interval de timp, ...
Swedish:under tiden, mellantid, ...
Thai:ในระหว่างนี้, ช่วงเวลา, ...
Turkish:bu arada, arada, ...
Vietnamese:trong khi đó, thời gian chờ, ...

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