Definitions
during the intervening time
Word origin
From Middle English menewhile, equivalent to mean (“intermediate”) + while. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the mean while, noun being conventionally written as one word after the adjective.
Used in a sentence
“In the meanwhile, the surveyors carried the line three miles, which was no contemptible day's work, considering how cruelly they were entangled with briers and gallbushes.”
“There was a party going on downstairs. Meanwhile, I was reading a book.”
“We’re going on holiday next month; meanwhile, keep working on the project.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“During the same time”9 letters
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