Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
meantime — 1. noun /ˈmiːntaɪm/ The time spent waiting for another event; time in between. Ill get started tomorrow, but in the meantime lets see if we can get a few more opinions. See Also: meanwhile 2. adverb /ˈmiːntaɪm/ … Wiktionary
meantime — meantime, meanwhile 1. As a solitary adverb, meantime has largely given way to meanwhile, but is still occasionally found: • Meantime, melt the remaining butter in a saucepan Delia Smith, 1978. It is most often used in the phrase in the meantime … Modern English usage
meanwhile — meantime, meanwhile 1. As a solitary adverb, meantime has largely given way to meanwhile, but is still occasionally found: • Meantime, melt the remaining butter in a saucepan Delia Smith, 1978. It is most often used in the phrase in the meantime … Modern English usage
meanwhile — meantime; adverb 1) meanwhile, I ll stay here Syn: for now, for the moment, for the present, for the time being, in the meanwhile, in the meantime, in the interim 2) cook for a further half hour; meanwhile, make the stuffing Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Meanwhile — Meantime Mean time , Meanwhile Mean while , n. The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meantime — [n/adv] in the intervening time at the same time, concurrently, for now, for the duration, for the moment, for then, interim, interregnum, interruption, interval, in the interim, in the interval, in the meanwhile, meanwhile, recess,… … New thesaurus
meanwhile — [adv] at the same time ad interim, concurrently, during the interval, for now, for the duration, for the moment, for then, for the time being, in the interim, in the interval, in the intervening time, in the meantime, meantime, simultaneously,… … New thesaurus
Meantime — Mean time , Meanwhile Mean while , n. The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meantime — ► ADVERB (also in the meantime) ▪ meanwhile … English terms dictionary
meantime — [mēn′hwīl΄mēn′tīm΄] adv. 1. in or during the intervening time 2. at the same time n. the intervening time: Also, and for MEANTIME adv. now usually, meanwhile [mēn′hwīl΄] … English World dictionary
Meantime — Mean time , Meanwhile Mean while , adv. In the intervening time; during the interval. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
