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.

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

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. Cameron Hejazi:

   We're all on social media commenting and posting, but many creators are not seeing the value from it. Meanwhile all these companies are out there making money, so we wanted to find a way to monetize that.

2. Michael Avenatti:

   I am completely innocent of these charges, the government is spending millions of dollars to prosecute me for a case that should have never been filed. Meanwhile, they continue to allow Trump and his co-conspirators to walk free and suffer no consequences for their criminal conduct. That is not justice.

3. Gavin Baker:

   Meanwhile, Tywin Lannister, Tywin Lannister, makes very few emotional decisions.

4. The Census Bureau:

   In January 2015, the U.S. is expected to experience a birth every eight seconds and one death every 12 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 33 seconds.

5. Williamson County:

   Fox 19 reported. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Williamson County Schools said bullying is not tolerated and that they would be investigating the incident. This type of behavior can never be tolerated at school. In addition to school discipline, WCS prosecutes delinquent behavior to the fullest extent of the law.

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