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meanwhile

DEFINITIONS OF: meanwhile

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adv at the same time but in another place

meanwhile, back at the ranch...”

adv during the intervening time

meanwhile I will not think about the problem”
Synonyms:
in the meantime, meantime

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

meanwhile the socialists are running the government”
Synonyms:
interim, lag, meantime
Types:
interregnum
the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
Type of:
interval, time interval
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
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