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 [ˈmiːnˌwaɪl]

adv

1. during the intervening time or period

2. at the same time, esp in another place

n

another word for meantime

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 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 I'll be here when they arrive. Meanwhile I've got some shopping to do.

Translations

meanwhile [ˈmiːnˈwaɪl]

A. ADV → entretanto, mientras tanto

B. N in the meanwhile → entretanto, mientras tanto

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meanwhile [ˈmiːn^hwaɪl] adv

(= meantime) → pendant ce temps

(= in the meantime) → en attendant

(= however) → d'un autre côté

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meanwhile

adv

(= in the meantime) → inzwischen

(= in contrast) → währenddessen; every packet carries a warning, meanwhile many continue to smoke → auf jeder Packung steht eine Warnung, trotzdem rauchen viele auch weiterhin

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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 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

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meanwhile → خلال ذلك mezitím imens mittlerweile στο μεταξύ entretanto sillä välin pendant ce temps u međuvremenu nel frattempo その間に 그 동안에 ondertussen så lenge tymczasem por enquanto между тем under tiden ขณะที่ o sırada trong lúc đó 同时