meantime

[meen-tahym] Origin

mean·time

[meen-tahym]
noun
1.
the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
adverb

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Meantime is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see mean3, time
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meantime (ˈmiːnˌtaɪm)
 
n
1.  the intervening time or period, as between events (esp in the phrase in the meantime)
 
adv
2.  another word for meanwhile

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meantime
mid-14c., from mean "middle, intermediate" + time.
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