meanwhile

  • 41meanwhile — I. noun Date: 14th century meantime II. adverb Date: 14th century 1. during the intervening time 2. at the same time …

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  • 42meanwhile — 1. noun The time between two events 2. adverb a) During the time (that something is happening). b) At the same time, but elsewhere. Syn: in the meantime …

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  • 43meanwhile — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meantime, during the interval, in the interim, ad interim, for the time being, until, till, up to, in the meantime, when; see also during , while 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv. meantime, at the same time,… …

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  • 44meanwhile — mɪːnhwaɪl / nwaɪl adv. in the intervening time, at the same time …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 45meanwhile — ad. See meantime …

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  • 46meanwhile — mean·while …

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  • 47meanwhile — mean•while [[t]ˈminˌ(h)waɪl, ˌwaɪl[/t]] n. 1) meantime 2) in the intervening time; during the interval 3) at the same time • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48meanwhile — /ˈminwaɪl / (say meenwuyl), /minˈwaɪl / (say meen wuyl) adverb in the intervening time; during the interval; at the same time. {mean3 + while} …

  • 49meanwhile —    Oiai, oi …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 50in the meanwhile — at or during the same time : in the meantime The new computers won t arrive until next week, but we can keep using the old ones in the meanwhile. • • • Main Entry: ↑meanwhile * * * in the ˈmeanwhile idiom in the period of time between two times …

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