meanwhile

mean·while  (mnhwl, -wl)

n.

The intervening time.

adv.

1. During or in the intervening time: Meanwhile, life goes on.

2. At the same time: The court is deliberating; meanwhile, we must be patient.

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meanwhile

Adverb

1. during the intervening period

2. at the same time, esp. in another place

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meanwhile - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" interim, meantime, lag interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants interregnum - the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
Adv.	1.	meanwhile - at the same time but in another place; "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."
	2.	meanwhile - 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, meantime

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meanwhile or meantime

adverb for now, in the meantime, for the moment, in the interim, for then, in the interval, in the meanwhile, in the intervening time

Translations

meanwhile

adv meanwhile [ˈmiːnwail]

during this time; at the same time The child had gone home. Meanwhile, his mother was searching for him in the street. intussen في غُضون ذلك، أثْناء ذلك، في هذه الأثْناء междувременно zatím imens; samtidigt unterdessen στο μεταξύ entretanto vahepeal ضمنا samaan aikaan entre temps בֵּינתַיִים इसी दौरान međutim ezalatt sementara itu á meðan nel frattempo その間に 그 동안에, 동시에 tuo (pat) metu pa to laiku sementara itu ondertussen i mellomtida, imens w tym czasie entretanto între timp между тем; тем временем zatiaľ medtem u međuvremenu under tiden ขณะที่ bu sırada/arada 同時 тим часом اسی وقت کے دوران trong lúc đó 同时