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meantime
('m/i/nt/aI/m )

noun (n)

  • the time between one event, process, or period and another(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    interim, lag, meanwhile
    source: wordnet30
  • The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time).(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • during the intervening time(adv.all)
    Example:
    Meantime he was attentive to his other interests.
    In the meantime the police were notified.
    source: wordnet30
  • In the intervening time; during the interval.(adverb)
    source: webster1913
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