in the meanwhile

in the meanwhile

In the time before something else finishes or is supposed to happen. We need to wait for the movie to download. Let's get the popcorn ready in the meanwhile.See also: meanwhile

in the ˈmeantime/ˈmeanwhile

in the time between two things happening: In five minutes, there’s the news. In the meantime, here’s some music. ♢ The bus doesn’t leave until six o’clock. In the meantime we can go and have a coffee. ♢ I hope to go to medical school eventually. In the meanwhile, I’m going to study chemistry.See also: meantime, meanwhile