MEANTIME

meanwhile, meantime, in the meantime

(adverb) 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”

interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag

(noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another; “meanwhile the socialists are running the government”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

meantime (countable and uncountable, plural meantimes)

The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

Synonyms

• between-time, meanwhile; see also interim

Adverb

meantime (comparative more meantime, superlative most meantime)

during the interval; meanwhile

Usage notes

Usually appears sentence-initially.

Anagrams

• antimeme

Source: Wiktionary

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Mean"time`, Mean"while`, n.

Definition: The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time).

Mean"time`, Mean"while`, adv.

Definition: In the intervening time; during the interval.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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