meanwhile

[meen-hwahyl, -wahyl] Example Sentences Origin

mean·while

[meen-hwahyl, -wahyl]
noun
adverb
2.
in the intervening time; during the interval.
3.
at the same time: Meanwhile, the others were back home enjoying themselves.

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Meanwhile is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see mean3, while
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  • Engineers have meanwhile demonstrated robotic vehicles.
  • But the comic opera has meanwhile crystallised doubts about the quality of his leadership.
  • It is a gamble, and meanwhile ordinary probation services look likely to be squeezed.
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meanwhile (ˈmiːnˌwaɪl)
 
adv
1.  during the intervening time or period
2.  at the same time, esp in another place
 
n
3.  another word for meantime

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meanwhile
mid-14c., from mean "middle, intermediate" + while.
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