meantime

Examples

• All

• The event will start at 6 PM, so in the meantime, let’s grab a coffee.

• I hope nothing happens in the meantime.

  Splinter (2023)

• In the meantime, we will make the river work for us.

  Cabrini (2024)

• In the meantime, get her name and phone number.

  Scared to Death (1980)

• In the meantime, we had a long break under the big tree in front of the house.

  Academic text (2008)

• And Bill was going to have a lot of fun with it in the meantime.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Will you leave this matter in my hands and be my guests in the meantime?

  Fiction book (1991)

• In the meantime, I don't have anything planned.

  Emmanuelle (2024)

• In the meantime, white and black golfers played on the same courses without incident.

  Academic text (2008)

• In the meantime, CDPHE conducted a quick screening test for total coliform bacteria.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

G

gap

vsmeantime

68 2.3

A pause in an activity or event

is a neutral intervening period, not necessarily an interruption

H

hiatus

vsmeantime

35 6.3

A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary

is the neutral span between events without implying a stop

S

space

vsmeantime

32 3.1

A period of time between two events

is the common term for the intervening period without nuance

I

interim

vsmeantime

31 5.4

The time between one event and the next

is the neutral label for that period without stressing transition

I

interlude

vsmeantime

14 6.7

A short break that interrupts or is different from what comes before and after

is the plain intervening period without implying interruption

M

meanwhile

vsmeantime

10 3.2

The time between two events

is the ordinary name for the intervening period itself

T

time interval

vsmeantime

8 3.3

A period between two events that you can measure

is the same period concept but without measurement focus

E

elapsed time

vsmeantime

2 3.4

Time that passes between two events

refers to the period itself rather than measuring amount passed

T

timespan

vsmeantime

1 3.4

A period of time between a start and an end

is the general period rather than a measured length

Antonyms

B

before

∞ 1.0

At an earlier time

A

after

∞ 1.0

At a later time than something else

Idioms

I

in the meantime

524 2.8

While you wait for something else to happen

How Long

age

195 7.7

long time

∞ 1.0

meantime

129 2.5

while

∞ 1.0

moment

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology