meantime

CEFRB1

/ˈmiːntaɪm/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The period of time before something else happens.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    During the interval; meanwhile.

Examples

  • I'm changing my email address but for the meantime you can use the old one.

  • In the meantime, he went to sleep.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

More examples

In context

  • In the meantime, she began to cry.

  • Repairs will be done tomorrow so meantime restrain from using the bath.

  • We'll come back asap; just wait here for the meantime.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.