meantime
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mean·time
(mēn′tīm′)n.
The time between one occurrence and another; an interval.
adv.
During a period of intervening time; meanwhile.
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meantime
(ˈmiːnˌtaɪm)n
the intervening time or period, as between events (esp in the phrase in the meantime)
adv
another word for meanwhile
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mean•time
(ˈminˌtaɪm)n.
1. the intervening time.
adv. 2. meanwhile.
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| Noun | 1. | meantime - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants interregnum - the time between two reigns, governments, etc. |
| Adv. | 1. | 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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meantime
meanwhileadverb at the same time, in the meantime, simultaneously, for the present, concurrently, in the meanwhile Heat the oil in a heavy pan. Meantime, prepare the aubergines.
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Translations
mezitím
i mellemtiden
sillä välin
u međuvremenu
idõközben
á meîan
その間に
그 동안에
o dabartuo tarpu
starplaikā, tostarp
medzitým
under tiden
ในระหว่างนั้น
trong lúc đó
meantime
[ˈmiːnˈtaɪm]A. ADV → entretanto, mientras tanto
B. N for the meantime (referring to now) → por ahora, de momento; (referring to past) → entretanto
in the meantime (referring to now) → mientras tanto; (referring to past) → en el ínterin
in the meantime she had had two children → en el ínterin había tenido dos hijos
in the meantime (referring to now) → mientras tanto; (referring to past) → en el ínterin
in the meantime she had had two children → en el ínterin había tenido dos hijos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
meantime
[ˈmiːntaɪm] n
in the meantime adv → pendant ce temps
for the meantime (= for the moment) → pour le moment
adv (= meanwhile) → en attendant
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
meantime
adv → inzwischen
n for the meantime → vorerst, im Augenblick, einstweilen; in the meantime → in der Zwischenzeit, inzwischen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
meantime
[ˈmiːnˌtaɪm] meanwhile [ˈmiːnˌwaɪl] adv (also in the meantime) → nel frattempo, (e) intantoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
meantime
(ˈmiːntaim) adverb, noun (in the) time or period between. I'll hear her account of the matter later – meantime, I'd like to hear yours.
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meantime
→ فِي غُضُونِ ذَلِك mezitím i mellemtiden inzwischen εν τω μεταξύ mientras tanto sillä välin entre-temps u međuvremenu intanto その間に 그 동안에 ondertussen imens tymczasem entretanto тем временем under tiden ในระหว่างนั้น bu arada trong lúc đó 同时Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009