meantimenoun
uk/ˈmiːn.taɪm/us/ˈmiːn.taɪm/in the meantime
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- In the meantime, the shares will continue to trade on the open market.
- Your teacher will be here soon. In the meantime, can you get on with some reading, please?
- The school will have to be rebuilt. In the meantime, teachers are using portable classrooms.
- The gas supply will be restored, but in the meantime, we are preparing cold meals.
B2 until something expected happens, or while something else is happening:
Your computer won't arrive till Thursday. In the meantime, you can use Jude's.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Until a particular moment
- before
- date
- day
- far
- hitherto
- in
- inside
- interim
- meanwhile
- now
- till
- to
- to date idiom
- until
- up to
- wait
- wait till/until ... idiom
- yet
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