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meantime
noun
-
meantime
the
period
of
time
between
one
event
and
another
β’
Dinner
will
be
ready
in
an
hour
;
in
the
meantime
,
let's
play
cards
.
Dinner
will
be
ready
in
an
hour
;
in the meantime
,
let's
play
cards
.
β’
Her
laptop
was
being
repaired
,
so
she
borrowed
mine
in
the
meantime
.
Her
laptop
was
being
repaired
,
so
she
borrowed
mine
in the meantime
.
From
Middle
English
meane
tyme
,
literally
β
middle
time
β,
dating
to
the
14th
century
.
adverb
during
the
same
period
;
at
that
time
β’
The
mechanic
fixed
the
car
;
I
,
meantime
,
finished
my
emails
.
The
mechanic
fixed
the
car
;
I
,
meantime
,
finished
my
emails
.
β’
She
will
talk
to
the
client
;
meantime
,
I
β
ll
prepare
the
documents
.
She
will
talk
to
the
client
;
meantime
,
I
β
ll
prepare
the
documents
.
Evolved
from
the
noun
sense
being
used
adverbially
since
the
17th
century
.
mean
verb
-
mean
,
meaning
,
means
,
meant
to
intend
or
plan
to
do
or
say
something
β’
I
meant
to
send
the
email
yesterday
,
but
I
forgot
.
I
meant
to
send
the
email
yesterday
,
but
I
forgot
.
β’
Did
you
mean
that
as
a
joke
or
were
you
serious
?
Did
you
mean
that
as
a
joke
or
were
you
serious
?
Same
Old
English
root
as
the
sense
β
signify
,β
extending
to
intention
in
Middle
English
.
verb
-
mean
,
meaning
,
means
,
meant
to
express
,
show
,
or
have
as
its
signification
β’
What
does
this
word
mean
in
Spanish
?
What
does
this
word
mean
in
Spanish
?
β’
A
red
traffic
light
means
drivers
must
stop
.
A
red
traffic
light
means
drivers
must
stop
.
Old
English
mænan
β
to
intend
,
signify
,β
from
Proto-Germanic
*mainijan
.
