Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The intervening time.
- adverb During or in the intervening time.
- adverb At the same time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
meantime . - noun Same as
meantime : only in the phrase in the meanwhile: two words, written as one.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The time between two events
- adverb During the
time (that something is happening). - adverb At the same time, but
elsewhere .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at the same time but in another place
- adverb during the intervening time
- noun the time between one event, process, or period and another
Etymologies
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Examples
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McCain meanwhile, is a decorated war veteran who spent nearly five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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The symbol for the British pound, meanwhile, comes from the Latin word for scales
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Janis, meanwhile, is leaning against him – draped might be a better word – her head on his shoulder, her hand on his knee, her smile sly or victorious, I can't quite tell which.
Saul Bellow's widow on his life and letters: 'His gift was to love and be loved' Rachel Cooke 2010
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Frankel, meanwhile, is rated the best horse Henry Cecil has had in many a year after a sensational 10-length success in last weekend's Royal Lodge at Ascot propelled him to the top of the betting for the Newmarket Classic.
Talking Horses Tony Paley 2010
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The United States, meanwhile, is ranked by human rights and democracy promotion groups as one of the freest countries in the world.
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His racing education, meanwhile, is also continuing at a rapid pace.
No place to hide for hype-horse Frankel or Henry Cecil as fog descends Greg Wood at Newmarket 2010
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Robertson, meanwhile, is trying to kill the image of a bank famed for its stability and clean succession-planning being rocked by internecine warfare.
Surprise on the menu for HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan Jill Treanor 2010
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The blogosphere, meanwhile, is beginning to show signs of commercial acumen: "Lots of bloggers, over time, make a good living – perhaps a couple of hundred thousand dollars a year from advertising."
Author Don Tapscott on the growing influence of public participation Andrew Clark 2010
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Moyer, meanwhile, is a likely fit for the role of Mary's ex-husband, who apparently has an important part to play.
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I hear Pearson, meanwhile, is working on a musical version of her latest book, I Think I Love You, about a Welsh teenager's obsession with David Cassidy.
Trailer Trash Jason Solomons 2010
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