单词 | for the meantime |
释义 | > as lemmasfor the meantime 3. for the meantime: so long as a period of (intervening) time lasts; for the interim. Occasionally used predicatively: intended to serve for the interim, temporary. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [adverb] > meanwhile all the whilec888 to whilec950 the whilec960 amongOE emethena1300 to whilesa1300 therewhilesc1320 that whilesc1330 i-whilesa1340 in (that, this, which, etc.) meantime1340 in the meanwhilea1375 (all) the (also this, that) meantimea1382 in the mean season (also space)a1382 the mean seasona1382 the meanwhilea1382 in the meantimec1384 for the meanwhilec1390 in the mean(s) whilesc1390 the whilesa1400 the whilsta1400 whilsta1400 (in) the meanwhile that?1418 therewhilec1430 mesne1439 meanwhile1440 for the meantime1480 while1508 in the while1542 in the mean1565 in the mean way1569 interim1580 in (that, this, which, etc.) meanwhilea1593 meantimea1593 this while1594 mean space1600 among-hands?1609 between (betwixt obsolete or archaic) whiles1647 ad interim1701 per interim1724 interimistically1890 1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccxxxviii. 263 Whan he was yeue to ony occupacion he left al other thyng for the mene tyme and tendid therto. 1509 J. Fisher Mornynge Remembraunce Countesse of Rychemonde (de Worde) sig. Biv Tho the rysynge of the body be delayed for a season, the soule neuertheles shal for the meane tyme haue a pleasaunt & a swete lyfe. 1721 C. Cibber Refusal i. 10 Because in our haste some of our Cloaths and Bills of Exchaange were forgot, pridee be so graateful as to send us two Score Pounds, to put us into some Worship for the mean time. 1850 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 305/1 The moment I caught sight of Jacobs's broad hearty brown face..I took my cue for the meantime. 1897 Daily News 17 Feb. 3/2 This order was for the meantime. 1930 19th Cent. Dec. 713 Now, the drawback of this plan, from the Zionist point of view, is that it will prevent land purchase for the meantime and the growth of the Jewish ‘islands’ in the country. 1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 402/1 For the meantime he has a tremendous task, compounded by the managerial and organisational changes racking BR as it attempts to meld the Sectors and production. < as lemmas |
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