meanwhile
∞
1.6
- adverb
- /ˈmiːnˌwaɪl/
:
mientras tanto
- I'm cooking dinner; meanwhile, my friend is setting the table.
- meanwhile, back in
Also, the Prof has meanwhile died and yes, his name was Gyna.
- Also, the Prof has meanwhile died and yes, his name was Gyna.
- Obviously, meanwhile I was the one stalking your guys.
- And Israel, meanwhile, is shutting down for a second time.
- I mean, and you know, and meanwhile he thinks I'm his brother, not his son.
- Leah Thomas, meanwhile, enjoyed every minute of the spotlight.
- So Microsoft meanwhile is playing it safe.
- My girlfriend, meanwhile, is going to continue with her normal routines.
- Ray tracing, meanwhile, is fundamentally different.
Examples
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Meanwhile, all of our other prospects have signed with other teams.
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Meanwhile, we move forward.
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We're about to go down this hill, but in the meanwhile, enjoy the episode.
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In the meanwhile, enjoy the episode.
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And meanwhile, the rest of the family is playing in the lake.
Academic text (2011) -
The net effect upon the Allies, meanwhile, was to delay their final victory in Europe by six weeks.
Fiction book (1990) -
Meanwhile, my son will be sent to live with my eldest sister.
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Meanwhile, the kids are putting eight million quarters a week into Paranoid machines.
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Estimates of U.S. shale gas reserves, meanwhile, keep increasing.
Academic text (2011) -
Meanwhile, civil unrest is still being reported in the area of the Riverwalk.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
During the same time or moment
545
2.8
While you wait for something else to happen
209
4.2
At the same time
58
3.0
During the time between two events
14
5.8
Happening at the same time as something else
2
8.4
At the same time or during the same period
At the same time as something else
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Meanwhile comes from old parts mean ('middle' or 'between') and while ('time'). So meanwhile means the 'middle time', which is why we use it for something that happens 'at the same time' or 'in the time between'.