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May 7, 2016 · The meaning of MEANTIME is the time before something happens or before a specified period ends. How to use meantime in a sentence.
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MEANTIME definition: 1. until something expected happens, or while something else is happening: 2. until something…. Learn more.
Meantime means the period of time between two events—between the current time and the time when something else happens. This sense of the word is especially used in the phrase in the meantime, as in The power will come back on soon, so let’s just enjoy the quiet in the meantime.
Meanwhile and meantime can be used interchangeably, but meantime is more frequently used as a noun, as in 'in the meantime.' Meanwhile is usually used as an adverb, as in 'meanwhile, we’ll order lunch.'
in the time between two things happening, or while something else is happening: Your computer won't be arriving till Friday. In the meantime, you can use Julie's. (Definition of meantime from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meantime is the time between two events. You might be waiting for the second half of a soccer game to begin, and in the meantime call your best friend to tell her the score.
in the period of time between two times or two events. My first novel was rejected by six publishers. In the meantime I had written a play. The next programme starts in five minutes; in the meantime, here’s some music.
