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mean while
Adverbialmean while has 2 senses
meanwhile - at the same time but in another place; "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."
meanwhile, meantime, in the meantime - 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"