meanwhile

  • (r) at the same time but in another place
    • meanwhile, back at the ranch...
  • (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
    in the meantime, meantime,

Nouns

  • (n) the time between one event, process, or period and another
    • meanwhile the socialists are running the government
    interim, meantime, lag,

Synonyms

interim meantime lag in the meantime

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