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meanwhile
adverb
-
meanwhile
at
the
same
time
,
during
the
period
when
something
else
is
happening
•
Tom
began
chopping
vegetables
;
meanwhile
I
set
the
plates
on
the
dinner
table
.
Tom
began
chopping
vegetables
;
meanwhile
I
set
the
plates
on
the
dinner
table
.
•
The
baby
napped
peacefully
;
meanwhile
gentle
rain
tapped
against
the
windowpane
.
The
baby
napped
peacefully
;
meanwhile
gentle
rain
tapped
against
the
windowpane
.
Middle
English
,
from
the
phrase
in
the
mean
while
,
where
‘
mean
’
meant
‘
intermediate
,
middle
’
and
‘
while
’
meant
‘
time
’.
noun
-
meanwhile
the
period
of
time
between
two
events
•
The
movie
starts
at
seven
;
in
the
meanwhile
we
can
grab
a
snack
next
door
.
The
movie
starts
at
seven
;
in
the
meanwhile
we
can
grab
a
snack
next
door
.
•
Your
coffee
will
be
ready
shortly
—
please
take
a
seat
in
the
meanwhile
.
Your
coffee
will
be
ready
shortly
—
please
take
a
seat
in
the
meanwhile
.
Derived
from
the
adverb
‘
meanwhile
’,
first
used
as
a
noun
in
the
late
16th
century
.
