meanwhile

adverb

  1. 1

    during the intervening time

    meanwhile I will not think about the problem

    meantime he was attentive to his other interests

  2. 2

    at the same time but in another place

    meanwhile, back at the ranch...

noun

  1. 1

    the time between one event, process, or period and another

    meanwhile the socialists are running the government

Synonyms

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