meantimen.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːntʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈminˌtaɪm/

Forms: see mean adj.² and time n., int., and conj.; also 1500s moyne time.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: mean adj.², time n.

Etymology: < mean adj.² + time n., probably after Anglo-Norman en meyne temps (1327), en le mene temps (1328; compare Middle French en moien le temps (1360)). Compare meanwhile n. and adv.The one-word form (first found in the 16th cent.) has become steadily more frequent since the mid 19th cent., and is now the standard form (although the two-word form is still sometimes met with in phrases, as in the mean time ). Hyphenated forms are occasionally found from Middle English up to the mid 19th cent., but seem never to have been common. The spelling moyne (in the isolated 16th-cent. form moyne time ) probably represents a direct borrowing < Middle French moyen independent of moyen adj.

A. n. The time intervening between one particular period or event and another; = meanwhile n. Chiefly in certain adverbial phrases.

1. in the meantime.

a. During or within the time intervening between a particular period or event and a subsequent one; while or until a (specified) period or event occurs; cf. sense B. 1. Also †in (that, this, which, etc.) meantime. †in the meantime of: during (obsolete). Cf. in the mesne time at mesne adj. 1a.

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

the world > time > [adverb] > during or in the course of (a certain time)

asOE

in the meantime of1447

wherein1535

therein1539

for long, for a or the time1564

in the course of1653

inside of1839

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 36 Hi [sc. hire bestes] sterueþ ine mene-time; do oþre ine hare stede ase moche worþ.

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) 1 Macc. ix. 1 In the mene tyme [L. interea].

1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 652 (MED) In the mene tyme of hyr preyer, They rent hyr flesh on euery syde.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 946 In thys mene tyme whyle [etc.].

1502 in Lett. Rich. III & Hen. VII (Rolls) II. 108 In the moyne time he wold commune with the lord Nasso.

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xxvi. f. 35 Wherfore (in meane tyme whyle they were counselling) he [etc.].

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Dv^v In the whiche meane tyme, nat one of them all miscaryed.

1575–6 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 479 Eftir the committing of the foirsaidis oppressionis in the menetyme of his being at the said Lord Regent complening thairupoun.

1638 H. Spelman Let. 28 Sept. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 155 In the mean tyme you would applie your self to the antientest Authors.

1681 London Gaz. No. 1628/1 In the mean time, the Admiral who had been beaten off, filled and laid them Aboard the second time.

1706 Boston News-let. 1 July 4/2 In the mean time the remaining Forces are taking care to cover the Husbandry of all the Frontiers.

1740 tr. C. de F. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid I. 110 In the mean time the People, surpris'd at what had happened, crowded to the Altar.

1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 282 The uses..which only take place in the mean time, and until the appointment, such new uses precede them.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 467 In the meantime the king would be an object of aversion and suspicion to his people.

1885 O. Wilde Let. 14 Nov. in More Lett. (1985) 59 Life is long and we will see each other often. In the meantime we can write.

1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Sleepwalker's Niece x. 73 In the meantime I want to put in a telephone call. You hold the fort.

1988 M. Spark Far Cry from Kensington i. 15 We thought..we would soon have to find another job. In the meantime we got on with the job we had.

†b. In adversative or concessive use: nevertheless, still; on the other hand. Cf. sense B. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding

though-whetherc897

nathelesseOE

though971

whetherOE

yetOE

neverlOE

what for-thyc1175

nethelessa1200

never the latterc1225

algatec1230

in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230

nought for thatc1275

(all) for noughtc1325

(in) spite of one's nosec1325

alway1340

thoughless1340

ne'er the later (also latter)a1382

ne'er the lessa1382

neverlatera1382

neverthelessa1382

ne for-thia1400

neverlessa1400

not-againstandinga1400

nauthelessc1400

nouthelessc1400

algatesc1405

noughtwithstanding1422

netherless?a1425

notwithstanding1425

nethertheless1440

not gainstandingc1440

not the lessa1450

alwaysa1470

howbeit1470

never þe quedera1475

nought the lessc1480

what reck?a1513

nonetheless1533

howsomever1562

after all1590

in spite of spite1592

meantime1594

notwithstand1596

withal1596

in the meanwhile1597

meanwhile1597

howsoever1601

in (one's) spite?1615

however1623

in the meantime1631

non obstante1641

at the same time1679

with a non-obstante to1679

stilla1699

the same1782

all the same1803

quand même1825

still and all1829

anyhow1867

anyway1876

still and ona1894

all the samey1897

just the same1901

but1939

1631 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. (ed. 2) (2nd state) §cxxvii If ought hurt us, the fault is ours, in mis-taking the evill for good: in the meane time, wee owe praise to the maker.

1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 82 Some who making a shew of..pastimes, doe in the meane time under that pretence entertaine..most dangerous plottes.

1809 S. Smith Serm. II. 113 In the mean time, there are many habits of thought [etc.].

1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 49 In the meantime, you know that my father [etc.].

†2. Without preposition. (all) the (also this, that) meantime: = sense A. 1a. Obsolete.

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

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xliii. 1 The mene tyme hunger all þe lond gretely beer doun.

1426–7 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 10 Þe seyd William þat meene tyme euermore supposyng þat þe seyd Walter wold have holde..þe sayd ordinaunce.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 1745 (MED) Bot all þis meen tyme, nyghtes and dayes, Cuthbert for þair heele prayes.

c1480 (a1400) St. Mary Magdalen 986 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 284 Þe mentyme þe magdelaine criste in his luf sa cane inflame, þat [etc.].

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxxix. 535 To be iustified the meane-time, or heereafter to bee glorified and liue by them.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. iv. 25 As you requested, Your selfe shall go between's, the meane time Lady, Ile raise the preparation of a Warre.

1700 R. Blackmore Paraphr. Job xxi. 91 While the mean time the Just and Godlike Kind, From Heav'n and Earth alike hard measure find.

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.

B. adv.

1. During the intervening time between one particular period or event and another; while or until a particular event occurs; at the same time; for the present. Cf. sense A. 1a.

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

a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. E Mean time my lord of Penbrooke and my selfe Will to Newcastell heere, and gather head.

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxxvii. 502 What availeth it to abstaine from eating and drinking, if meane time we eate and devour vp our brethren?

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 169 Meane time receiue such welcome at my hand, As honor..may, Make tender of to thy true worthines.

1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 144 Meane time whiles they came togither, those foreriders who had skowred the plaines, brought with them certaine men.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub iv. 103 Mean time, his Affairs at home went upside down.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. viii. 303 Delvile, mean-time, evidently offended himself, conversed only with the gentlemen.

1832 R. Southey Ess. II. 201 I..trusted that, meantime, a kind and generous heart would resist the effect of fatal opinions.

1842 J. W. Orderson Creoleana viii. 76 The ladies, meantime, were on the qui vive.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 259 Meantime where was Lord Palmerston?

1938 Times 28 Apr. 12/5 Meantime, he announced that the principal of the Royal Academy of Music invites them to use the library of the academy, where the collected works are at disposal.

1968 E. Bowen Eva Trout (1969) ii. iv. 297 Waiting unagitatedly, the preacher, meantime, shed on his people a smile of partly complicity, partly patience.

1999 BBC Top Gear Mag. June 15/4 Ferrari is readying a fully convertible version of the fab 360 Modena... Meantime, the 360 comes with a removable-panel sunshine roof option.

†2. In adversative or concessive use: nevertheless, still; on the other hand. Cf. sense A. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding

though-whetherc897

nathelesseOE

though971

whetherOE

yetOE

neverlOE

what for-thyc1175

nethelessa1200

never the latterc1225

algatec1230

in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230

nought for thatc1275

(all) for noughtc1325

(in) spite of one's nosec1325

alway1340

thoughless1340

ne'er the later (also latter)a1382

ne'er the lessa1382

neverlatera1382

neverthelessa1382

ne for-thia1400

neverlessa1400

not-againstandinga1400

nauthelessc1400

nouthelessc1400

algatesc1405

noughtwithstanding1422

netherless?a1425

notwithstanding1425

nethertheless1440

not gainstandingc1440

not the lessa1450

alwaysa1470

howbeit1470

never þe quedera1475

nought the lessc1480

what reck?a1513

nonetheless1533

howsomever1562

after all1590

in spite of spite1592

meantime1594

notwithstand1596

withal1596

in the meanwhile1597

meanwhile1597

howsoever1601

in (one's) spite?1615

however1623

in the meantime1631

non obstante1641

at the same time1679

with a non-obstante to1679

stilla1699

the same1782

all the same1803

quand même1825

still and all1829

anyhow1867

anyway1876

still and ona1894

all the samey1897

just the same1901

but1939

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece Ded. sig. A2 Were my worth greater, my duety would shew greater, meane time, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship.

1681 P. Bellon tr. F. de Monginot New Myst. Physick 64 Mean time, it may be said in general, that part of those Rules [etc.].

C. adj. (attributive).

Provisional, temporary. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > temporary or provisional

whilwendlicc1000

whilenda1050

specialc1400

seasonable1549

temporary1567

provisional1597

provisionary1617

temporaneal1625

provisory1630

interimistical1643

pro tempore1649

temporaneous1656

non-permanent1782

jury-rigged1788

ad interim1806

interim1808

meantime1840

running1851

flying1857

pro tem1858

interimistic1859

temp1909

caretaker1945

1840 R. Browning Sordello ii. 755 Praise and blame Of what he said grew pretty nigh the same—Meantime awards to meantime acts.

1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country ii. 88 The lost sheep's meantime amusements.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meantime
释义	meantimen.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈmiːntʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈminˌtaɪm/ Forms: see mean adj.² and time n., int., and conj.; also 1500s moyne time. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: mean adj.², time n. Etymology: < mean adj.² + time n., probably after Anglo-Norman en meyne temps (1327), en le mene temps (1328; compare Middle French en moien le temps (1360)). Compare meanwhile n. and adv.The one-word form (first found in the 16th cent.) has become steadily more frequent since the mid 19th cent., and is now the standard form (although the two-word form is still sometimes met with in phrases, as in the mean time ). Hyphenated forms are occasionally found from Middle English up to the mid 19th cent., but seem never to have been common. The spelling moyne (in the isolated 16th-cent. form moyne time ) probably represents a direct borrowing < Middle French moyen independent of moyen adj. A. n. The time intervening between one particular period or event and another; = meanwhile n. Chiefly in certain adverbial phrases. 1. in the meantime. a. During or within the time intervening between a particular period or event and a subsequent one; while or until a (specified) period or event occurs; cf. sense B. 1. Also †in (that, this, which, etc.) meantime. †in the meantime of: during (obsolete). Cf. in the mesne time at mesne adj. 1a. 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 the world > time > [adverb] > during or in the course of (a certain time) asOE in the meantime of1447 wherein1535 therein1539 for long, for a or the time1564 in the course of1653 inside of1839 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 36 Hi [sc. hire bestes] sterueþ ine mene-time; do oþre ine hare stede ase moche worþ. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) 1 Macc. ix. 1 In the mene tyme [L. interea]. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 652 (MED) In the mene tyme of hyr preyer, They rent hyr flesh on euery syde. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 946 In thys mene tyme whyle [etc.]. 1502 in Lett. Rich. III & Hen. VII (Rolls) II. 108 In the moyne time he wold commune with the lord Nasso. ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xxvi. f. 35 Wherfore (in meane tyme whyle they were counselling) he [etc.]. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Dv^v In the whiche meane tyme, nat one of them all miscaryed. 1575–6 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1878) 1st Ser. II. 479 Eftir the committing of the foirsaidis oppressionis in the menetyme of his being at the said Lord Regent complening thairupoun. 1638 H. Spelman Let. 28 Sept. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) 155 In the mean tyme you would applie your self to the antientest Authors. 1681 London Gaz. No. 1628/1 In the mean time, the Admiral who had been beaten off, filled and laid them Aboard the second time. 1706 Boston News-let. 1 July 4/2 In the mean time the remaining Forces are taking care to cover the Husbandry of all the Frontiers. 1740 tr. C. de F. de Mouhy Fortunate Country Maid I. 110 In the mean time the People, surpris'd at what had happened, crowded to the Altar. 1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 282 The uses..which only take place in the mean time, and until the appointment, such new uses precede them. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 467 In the meantime the king would be an object of aversion and suspicion to his people. 1885 O. Wilde Let. 14 Nov. in More Lett. (1985) 59 Life is long and we will see each other often. In the meantime we can write. 1936 E. S. Gardner Case of Sleepwalker's Niece x. 73 In the meantime I want to put in a telephone call. You hold the fort. 1988 M. Spark Far Cry from Kensington i. 15 We thought..we would soon have to find another job. In the meantime we got on with the job we had. †b. In adversative or concessive use: nevertheless, still; on the other hand. Cf. sense B. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding though-whetherc897 nathelesseOE though971 whetherOE yetOE neverlOE what for-thyc1175 nethelessa1200 never the latterc1225 algatec1230 in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230 nought for thatc1275 (all) for noughtc1325 (in) spite of one's nosec1325 alway1340 thoughless1340 ne'er the later (also latter)a1382 ne'er the lessa1382 neverlatera1382 neverthelessa1382 ne for-thia1400 neverlessa1400 not-againstandinga1400 nauthelessc1400 nouthelessc1400 algatesc1405 noughtwithstanding1422 netherless?a1425 notwithstanding1425 nethertheless1440 not gainstandingc1440 not the lessa1450 alwaysa1470 howbeit1470 never þe quedera1475 nought the lessc1480 what reck?a1513 nonetheless1533 howsomever1562 after all1590 in spite of spite1592 meantime1594 notwithstand1596 withal1596 in the meanwhile1597 meanwhile1597 howsoever1601 in (one's) spite?1615 however1623 in the meantime1631 non obstante1641 at the same time1679 with a non-obstante to1679 stilla1699 the same1782 all the same1803 quand même1825 still and all1829 anyhow1867 anyway1876 still and ona1894 all the samey1897 just the same1901 but1939 1631 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. (ed. 2) (2nd state) §cxxvii If ought hurt us, the fault is ours, in mis-taking the evill for good: in the meane time, wee owe praise to the maker. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 82 Some who making a shew of..pastimes, doe in the meane time under that pretence entertaine..most dangerous plottes. 1809 S. Smith Serm. II. 113 In the mean time, there are many habits of thought [etc.]. 1843 A. Bethune Sc. Peasant's Fire-side 49 In the meantime, you know that my father [etc.]. †2. Without preposition. (all) the (also this, that) meantime: = sense A. 1a. Obsolete. 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 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xliii. 1 The mene tyme hunger all þe lond gretely beer doun. 1426–7 W. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 10 Þe seyd William þat meene tyme euermore supposyng þat þe seyd Walter wold have holde..þe sayd ordinaunce. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 1745 (MED) Bot all þis meen tyme, nyghtes and dayes, Cuthbert for þair heele prayes. c1480 (a1400) St. Mary Magdalen 986 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 284 Þe mentyme þe magdelaine criste in his luf sa cane inflame, þat [etc.]. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxxix. 535 To be iustified the meane-time, or heereafter to bee glorified and liue by them. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. iv. 25 As you requested, Your selfe shall go between's, the meane time Lady, Ile raise the preparation of a Warre. View more context for this quotation 1700 R. Blackmore Paraphr. Job xxi. 91 While the mean time the Just and Godlike Kind, From Heav'n and Earth alike hard measure find. 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. B. adv. 1. During the intervening time between one particular period or event and another; while or until a particular event occurs; at the same time; for the present. Cf. sense A. 1a. 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 a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. E Mean time my lord of Penbrooke and my selfe Will to Newcastell heere, and gather head. 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxxvii. 502 What availeth it to abstaine from eating and drinking, if meane time we eate and devour vp our brethren? 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 169 Meane time receiue such welcome at my hand, As honor..may, Make tender of to thy true worthines. View more context for this quotation 1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 144 Meane time whiles they came togither, those foreriders who had skowred the plaines, brought with them certaine men. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub iv. 103 Mean time, his Affairs at home went upside down. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. viii. 303 Delvile, mean-time, evidently offended himself, conversed only with the gentlemen. 1832 R. Southey Ess. II. 201 I..trusted that, meantime, a kind and generous heart would resist the effect of fatal opinions. 1842 J. W. Orderson Creoleana viii. 76 The ladies, meantime, were on the qui vive. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. 259 Meantime where was Lord Palmerston? 1938 Times 28 Apr. 12/5 Meantime, he announced that the principal of the Royal Academy of Music invites them to use the library of the academy, where the collected works are at disposal. 1968 E. Bowen Eva Trout (1969) ii. iv. 297 Waiting unagitatedly, the preacher, meantime, shed on his people a smile of partly complicity, partly patience. 1999 BBC Top Gear Mag. June 15/4 Ferrari is readying a fully convertible version of the fab 360 Modena... Meantime, the 360 comes with a removable-panel sunshine roof option. †2. In adversative or concessive use: nevertheless, still; on the other hand. Cf. sense A. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding though-whetherc897 nathelesseOE though971 whetherOE yetOE neverlOE what for-thyc1175 nethelessa1200 never the latterc1225 algatec1230 in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230 nought for thatc1275 (all) for noughtc1325 (in) spite of one's nosec1325 alway1340 thoughless1340 ne'er the later (also latter)a1382 ne'er the lessa1382 neverlatera1382 neverthelessa1382 ne for-thia1400 neverlessa1400 not-againstandinga1400 nauthelessc1400 nouthelessc1400 algatesc1405 noughtwithstanding1422 netherless?a1425 notwithstanding1425 nethertheless1440 not gainstandingc1440 not the lessa1450 alwaysa1470 howbeit1470 never þe quedera1475 nought the lessc1480 what reck?a1513 nonetheless1533 howsomever1562 after all1590 in spite of spite1592 meantime1594 notwithstand1596 withal1596 in the meanwhile1597 meanwhile1597 howsoever1601 in (one's) spite?1615 however1623 in the meantime1631 non obstante1641 at the same time1679 with a non-obstante to1679 stilla1699 the same1782 all the same1803 quand même1825 still and all1829 anyhow1867 anyway1876 still and ona1894 all the samey1897 just the same1901 but1939 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece Ded. sig. A2 Were my worth greater, my duety would shew greater, meane time, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship. View more context for this quotation 1681 P. Bellon tr. F. de Monginot New Myst. Physick 64 Mean time, it may be said in general, that part of those Rules [etc.]. C. adj. (attributive). Provisional, temporary. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > temporary or provisional whilwendlicc1000 whilenda1050 specialc1400 seasonable1549 temporary1567 provisional1597 provisionary1617 temporaneal1625 provisory1630 interimistical1643 pro tempore1649 temporaneous1656 non-permanent1782 jury-rigged1788 ad interim1806 interim1808 meantime1840 running1851 flying1857 pro tem1858 interimistic1859 temp1909 caretaker1945 1840 R. Browning Sordello ii. 755 Praise and blame Of what he said grew pretty nigh the same—Meantime awards to meantime acts. 1873 R. Browning Red Cotton Night-cap Country ii. 88 The lost sheep's meantime amusements. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.1340
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