| 单词 | meantime |
| 释义 | meantime (once / 215 pages) nadv The meantime is the time between two events. You might be waiting for the second half of a soccer game to begin, and in the meantime call your best friend to tell her the score. You'll most often see the word meantime in the phrase "in the meantime," and it can be used in a similar way to meanwhile. You could say, "I have to go to the store soon. In the meantime, I'm playing with the dog." This word has been around since the fourteenth century, although it was originally two separate words, mean time. Its root is the word mean, which means "middle or intermediate." WORD FAMILYmeantime: meantimes USAGE EXAMPLESBut in the meantime, Trump’s election added another wrinkle to the company’s ownership situation. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) But in the meantime, other companies are expanding from Seattle to the Eastside or expanding their Eastside presence. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) In the meantime, her husband was charged with espionage and transferred to a prison medical ward. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the time between one event, process, or period and another Syn|Hypo|Hyper interim, lag, meanwhile interregnum the time between two reigns, governments, etc. interval, time interval a definite length of time marked off by two instants 2adv during the intervening time meantime he was attentive to his other interests Syn in the meantime, meanwhile |
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