meantime
1 of 3noun (1)
mean·time ˈmēn-ˌtīm 
: the time before something happens or before a specified period ends
The new computers won't arrive until next week, but we can continue to use the old ones in the meantime.
meantime
2 of 3adverb
: meanwhile entry 2
meantime he had been attentive to his other interests
H. R. Warfel
H. R. Warfelmean time
3 of 3noun (2)
: time that is based on the motion of the theoretical mean sun
To find local mean time, determine how many degrees of longitude you are from your time-zone standard. (Find your longitude on a map.) Multiply this number by four to get your correction in minutes. If you are east of the standard longitude your correction is a positive number; if you are west it is negative. Apply the correction to standard time to get your local mean time. Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescopecalled also mean solar time
Example Sentences
Adverb He can come back to work when he's feeling better. Meantime, he should be resting as much as possible.
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Noun
But in the meantime, again, the Ukrainian personnel there is doing everything possible in order to avert any type of catastrophes. CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, the purse owner cancelled all of her credit cards. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Jones’s clothes, in the meantime, were some of his warmest and most fun to date. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, Sewell is content to keep enjoying his farm, his cats and the Christmas trees. Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, surges of people have gathered outside the gates of Buckingham Palace awaiting more news of upcoming rites of passage for the late monarch. Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 10 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, several locals were astounded by the astronomical cost of the Summer Jamz concert. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, the 250 employees will work fewer days, with drops in pay just as inflation is gnawing at household budgets. John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022 In the meantime, a sharp slowdown in the global economy doesn't bode well for China's growth either, Yeung said, as weakening demand from the US and European markets will weigh on China's exports. Laura He, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Adverb
Ward, meantime, had 67 yards on 12 touches last year, not bad for a guy who made the team as an undrafted rookie free agent and who played his way off the practice squad onto the active roster. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022 Republican officials, meantime, expressed satisfaction with the court’s decision. Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 Fernandez, meantime, will keep going forward after the biggest win of her career. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2021 The vaccine-makers have had trouble showing worthwhile results in the youngest children, and in the meantime many young children have acquired some immunity by getting sick with, and recovering from, Covid. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 15 June 2022 Textbook publishers, meantime, are carrying out a Soviet-style purge of almost all references to Ukraine. Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 11 June 2022 The Stars, meantime, acquired future considerations from Buffalo to free Bishop’s salary from their books to provide more flexibility to re-sign and add players this offseason. BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2022 Or plan a future outing and, meantime, immerse yourself in everything Bowl. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Hulu’s ad-free plan, meantime, will run you just $12.99 per month. John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2022 Noun
Johnson is staying on until his successor is named in early September, but his administration won’t make any major fiscal decisions in the mean time. Joe Mayes, Bloomberg.com, 14 Aug. 2022 This can increase the average troubleshooting time, or the mean time to resolution (MTTR), substantially. Rajiv Khemani, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021 The mean time to remediate (MTTR) a critical vulnerability in the web/application layer (the time a developer needs to fix code) is 47.6 days. Eoin Keary, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 But in the mean time, Moultrie, hairstylist Jamika Wilson and stylist Elizabeth Stewart share behind-the-scenes details of her shoot with Peggy Sirota below. Jackie Fields, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022 Related to mean time to repair, this is a measure of how often the maintenance team is able to fix a problem on the first attempt. Bill Fahey, Forbes, 8 June 2021 That doesn’t mean time has passed for the older players. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 Although vacations and weekends can both mean time off from work (for some), vacations may impact employees differently than weekends off. Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021 In the mean time, corporate users fell in love with their Apple and Android phones, and compelled their IT departments to support them. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Adverb
circa 1593, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1751, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing meantime
Kids Definition
meantime 1 of 2
noun
mean·time ˈmēn-ˌtīm
1
: the time between events or points of time
You can play again but in the meantime rest.
2
: a time during which more than one thing is being done
He napped, and in the meantime I worked.
meantime
2 of 2adverb
: in the time between events or points of time or during which more than one thing is being done
She worked and meantime raised a family.