meantime en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmiːntaɪm/
- mēnʹtīm
Etymology
From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) During the interval; meanwhile.
Meantime, the train went on to Brighton without further incident. No small stir was caused by its arrival with No. 61 at its head, resplendent with "East London Line Special" head boards, which at once caught the eye of William Stroudley, who was observing the traffic working from his office window.
1951 May, J. Pelham Maitland, “A Memorable Run by a Brighton "Terrier"”, in Railway Magazine, page 347:Meantime Pope Urban II convoked two councils, one after another.
1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:Lunch will be in twenty minutes. Meantime: I have[…]
1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam edition, published 1992, →ISBN, page 97:Repairs will be done tomorrow so meantime restrain from using the bath.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mean time | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
es entre tanto (locution) (meanwhile) · ru ме́жду те́м (meanwhile) · ko 그동안 (meanwhile) · ja その間 (meanwhile) · cmn 與此同時 /与此同时 (meanwhile) · es entretanto (meanwhile) · ru тем вре́менем (meanwhile) · fi sillä välin (meanwhile) · de unterdessen (meanwhile) · es en tanto (locution) (meanwhile) · cmn 其間 /其间 (meanwhile) · es mientras tanto (meanwhile)