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English noun: meanwhile | |||
| 1. | meanwhile (time) the time between one event, process, or period and another | ||
| Samples | Meanwhile the socialists are running the government. | ||
| Synonyms | interim, lag, meantime | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | interval, time interval | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | interregnum | ||
English adverb: meanwhile | |||
| 1. | meanwhile at the same time but in another place | ||
| Samples | Meanwhile, back at the ranch.... | ||
| 2. | meanwhile during the intervening time | ||
| Samples | Meanwhile I will not think about the problem. Meantime he was attentive to his other interests. In the meantime the police were notified. | ||
| Synonyms | in the meantime, meantime | ||
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