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meantime, till, until, when,

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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.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; see mean ³ , while

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Language Translation for : meanwhile

Spanish:

entretanto,

German:

unterdessen,

Japanese:

その間に

mean·while   (mēn'hwīl', -wīl') Pronunciation Key
n.   The intervening time.
adv.

meanwhile
adverb
1.	at the same time but in another place; "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."
2.	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"
noun
1.	the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" [syn: interim]

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