单词 | meantime |
释义 | meantime From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmeantimemean‧time /ˈmiːntaɪm/ ●●○ adverb1 DURING (also in the meantime) in the period of time between now and a future event, or between two events in the past SYN meanwhile The doctor will be here soon. In the meantime, try and relax. I didn’t see her for another five years, and in the meantime she had got married and had a couple of kids.2 → for the meantimeExamples from the Corpusmeantime• But, meantime, get it open in front of you.• Henderson, meantime, has adjusted well to the National League.• Faulk and other would-be seniors, meantime, have enjoyed fine rookie seasons.• More exhibits would appear in due course; meantime he did whatever jobs came his way.• Overall loan demand, meantime, remained stable.• But meantime the story is rich in symbolic significance for the travails of our age. |
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