What does Meanwhile mean?
Definitions for Meanwhile
ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪlmean·while
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Meanwhile.
Princeton's WordNet
interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadverb
the time between one event, process, or period and another
"meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
meanwhileadverb
at the same time but in another place
"meanwhile, back at the ranch..."
meanwhile, meantime, in the meantimeadverb
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"
Wiktionary
meanwhilenoun
The time between two events
meanwhileadverb
During the time (that something is happening).
meanwhileadverb
At the same time, but elsewhere.
ChatGPT
meanwhile
Meanwhile is an adverb used to refer to a simultaneous or concurrent event or period of time. It essentially indicates that something else is happening at the same time as the event being discussed.
Webster Dictionary
Meanwhilenoun
the intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time)
Meanwhileadverb
in the intervening time; during the interval
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Meanwhile' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2101
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Meanwhile' in Adverbs Frequency: #172
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Meanwhile in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Meanwhile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Meanwhile in a Sentence
I'm going to vote for the deal because it's what's best for the country, it's not right and it's painful to pay this much to the funds, but the reality is we lost the court case. Meanwhile, the interest we owe on the debt is mounting and we've been blocked by the court from paying the holders of our restructured bonds.
Meanwhile, shops in holiday resorts or in areas where people live - and work at home - have done very well.
I'm so sick of hearing Steve Mnuchin, and that Nancy Pelosi argue back and forth about the amount of money, you know, with Nancy Pelosi, it's all or nothing. With Steve Mnuchin, it's like, well, this is what the President said. And meanwhile, back at the ranch, all of us are sitting here trying to figure out how we're going to eat next week.
We had to free up workers to do this other job. Meanwhile, we are not closing the room, we have no intention whatsoever of using this new stage to hide information that the public should be able to see - categorically not.
Supply shortages have meanwhile put pricing power in the hands of suppliers, pushing raw material prices sharply higher. Increased shipping costs are adding to the burden.
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Translations for Meanwhile
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- لما, أماArabic
- mentrestantCatalan, Valencian
- mezitímCzech
- derweil, einstweilen, inzwischen, unterdessenGerman
- εντωμεταξύGreek
- mientras tantoSpanish
- sillä välin, sillä aikaa, samaan aikaanFinnish
- entretemps, pendant ce temps-làFrench
- בינתייםHebrew
- intanto, nel frattempoItalian
- その間にJapanese
- له ههمان کاتKurdish
- intereā, interimLatin
- sementara ituMalay
- intussenDutch
- imensNorwegian
- tymczasem, na razie, w międzyczasiePolish
- ao mesmo tempo, enquanto issoPortuguese
- между тем, в это время, тем временем, в то же времяRussian
- u međuvremenuSerbo-Croatian
- medtemSlovene
- under tiden, samtidigtSwedish
- دریں اثناUrdu
- 与此同Chinese
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