meanwhile
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(r) at the same time but in another place
- meanwhile, back at the ranch...
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(r) during the intervening time
- meanwhile I will not think about the problem
- meantime he was attentive to his other interests
- in the meantime the police were notified
Nouns
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(n) the time between one event, process, or period and another
- meanwhile the socialists are running the government