English Explanatory Dictionary

meantime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.
adv
  1. During the interval; meanwhile.

Pronunciation

mēnʹtīm /ˈmiːntaɪm/ en-us-meantime.ogg

Word forms

meantime meantimes mean time

Etymology

From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.

Synonyms

between-time meanwhile

Related words

meanwhile

Derived words

for the mean time for the meantime in mean time in meantime in the mean time in the meantime this mean time this meantime
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