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meanwhile

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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.

meanwhile
Adverb
1. during the intervening period
2. at the same time, esp. in another place
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.meanwhile - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
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"

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


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And thus thy memory is to me Like some enchanted far-off isle In some tumultuos sea -- Some ocean throbbing far and free With storms -- but where meanwhile Serenest skies continually Just o're that one bright island smile.
The Clew, meanwhile, sauntered among the busy haunts of men, arm in arm with an Ingenious Theory.
Meanwhile, the Eagle, full of fear of the Sow, sat still on the branches, and the Sow, terrified by the Eagle, did not dare to go out from her cave.
 
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