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Adverbial meantime has 1 sense
- 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"
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Term: Meantime
Part of Speech: Noun
Sense 1: The period of time between two events or actions.
Usage:
- In the meantime, she started working on her next project.
- Please wait here; the doctor will be with you in the meantime.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Sense 1: Temporary or interim.
Usage:
- The CEO resigned, and a meantime manager was appointed.
- The meantime solution will help us until the permanent one is implemented.
Part of Speech: Adverb
Sense 1: In the intervening time or during an interim period.
Usage:
- She went to the bank to withdraw some cash, and in the meantime, I waited outside.
- He was studying for his exam and listening to music in the meantime.
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Sense 1: During the time between two events or actions.
Usage:
- Tom was busy with his work, meantime Mary was organizing the event.
- They invested in stocks, meantime keeping an eye on the real estate market.
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