Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

    We'll come back asap; just wait here for the meantime.

    Zwischenzeit

    the time between one event, process, or period and another

Examples

49 sentences
  1. In the meantime, he went to sleep.

    ruТем временем он уснул. — marafon

  2. What can I do in the meantime?

    deWas kann ich in der Zwischenzeit tun? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. What should I do in the meantime?

    ruЧто мне пока делать? — marafon

    deWas soll ich derweil tun? — Waldelfe

  4. What can be done in the meantime?

  5. What should we do in the meantime?

Translations

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By meaning 1
time in between:

Origin

From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the

From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.

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Forms

plural: meantimes

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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