meantime

mean·time  (mntm)

n.

The time between one occurrence and another; an interval.

adv.

During a period of intervening time; meanwhile.

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meantime [ˈmiːnˌtaɪm]

n

the intervening time or period, as between events (esp in the phrase in the meantime)

adv

another word for meanwhile

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meantime - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" interim, meanwhile, lag interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants interregnum - the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
Adv.	1.	meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" in the meantime, meanwhile

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meantime meanwhile

adverb at the same time, in the meantime, simultaneously, for the present, concurrently, in the meanwhile Heat the oil in a heavy pan. Meantime, prepare the aubergines.

Translations

meantime [ˈmiːnˈtaɪm]

A. ADV → entretanto, mientras tanto

B. N for the meantime (referring to now) → por ahora, de momento; (referring to past) → entretanto
in the meantime (referring to now) → mientras tanto; (referring to past) → en el ínterin
in the meantime she had had two children → en el ínterin había tenido dos hijos

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meantime [ˈmiːntaɪm]

n

in the meantime adv → pendant ce temps

for the meantime (= for the moment) → pour le moment

adv (= meanwhile) → en attendant

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meantime

adv → inzwischen

n for the meantime → vorerst, im Augenblick, einstweilen; in the meantime → in der Zwischenzeit, inzwischen

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meantime [ˈmiːnˌtaɪm] meanwhile [ˈmiːnˌwaɪl] adv (also in the meantime) → nel frattempo, (e) intanto

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meantime [ˈmiːnˌtaɪm] meanwhile [ˈmiːnˌwaɪl] adv (also in the meantime) → nel frattempo, (e) intanto

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meantime

adv / n meantime [ˈmiːntaim]

(in the) time or period between I'll hear her account of the matter later – meantime, I'd like to hear yours. intussen الوَقت الواقِع بَين فَتْرَتَيْن، في هذه الأثْناء по време на mezitím i mellemtiden inzwischen στο μεταξύ mientras tanto, entretanto vahepeal درضمن sillä välin en attendant בֵּינתַיִים इसी बीच međuvrijeme (idő)közben sementara á meðan nel frattempo その間 (に) 중간 시간, 동안 tuo tarpu, o dabar starplaikā, tostarp sementara itu ondertussen i mellomtida, imens zanim to nastąpi, tymczasem entretanto între timp, până una alta тем временем; между тем medzitým medtem u međuvremenu mellantid; under tiden ในระหว่างนั้น; เวลาในระหว่างนั้น bu arada 其間，同時 тим часом; між іншим کسی وقفے کے دوران trong lúc ấy 其间，同时

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meantime → في غضون ذلك mezitím i mellemtiden inzwischen εν τω μεταξύ mientras tanto sillä välin entre-temps u međuvremenu intanto その間に 그 동안에 ondertussen imens tymczasem entretanto тем временем under tiden ในระหว่างนั้น bu arada trong lúc đó 同时