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meantime
noun
-
meantime
the
period
of
time
between
one
event
and
another
•
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
.
•
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
“
middle
time
”,
dating
to
the
14th
century
.
adverb
during
the
same
period
;
at
that
time
•
The
mechanic
fixed
the
car
;
I
,
meantime
,
finished
my
emails
.
The
mechanic
fixed
the
car
;
I
,
meantime
,
finished
my
emails
.
•
She
will
talk
to
the
client
;
meantime
,
I
’
ll
prepare
the
documents
.
She
will
talk
to
the
client
;
meantime
,
I
’
ll
prepare
the
documents
.
Evolved
from
the
noun
sense
being
used
adverbially
since
the
17th
century
.
