Definitions for Meanwhile
ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪlmean·while

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadverb

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

   "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

2. meanwhileadverb

   at the same time but in another place

   "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

3. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. meanwhilenoun

   The time between two events

2. meanwhileadverb

   During the time (that something is happening).

3. meanwhileadverb

   At the same time, but elsewhere.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Meanwhilenoun

   the intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time)

2. Meanwhileadverb

   in the intervening time; during the interval

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Meanwhile' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2101

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Meanwhile' in Adverbs Frequency: #172

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How to pronounce Meanwhile?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Meanwhile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meanwhile in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meanwhile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Meanwhile in a Sentence

1. Miguel Pichetto:

   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.

2. Maria Hamrefors:

   Meanwhile, shops in holiday resorts or in areas where people live - and work at home - have done very well.

3. Clarence Cox:

   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.

4. Yaacov Lozowick:

   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.

5. Chris Williamson:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Meanwhile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meanwhile
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Meanwhile
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Meanwhile