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单词 meantime
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Definition of meantime in English:

meantime

adverb ˈmiːntʌɪmˈminˌtaɪm
also in the meantime
  • Meanwhile.

    in the meantime I'll make some enquiries of my own
    Scotland, meantime, had her own monarchs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Arnold, in the meantime, is playing the same role he always does but actually seems to be enjoying himself for once.
    • In the meantime, Cathy finds solace with her gardener, a widower with a young daughter.
    • We hope to add a real guard dog to the farm soon, but in the meantime they seem to be doing the trick.
    • Irish companies wishing to dispose of old equipment in the meantime have limited options.
    • Mr Cohen would, of course, regain possession of the name in the meantime.
    • It's not the best way to enjoy it, but we got a lot of exercise in the meantime.
    • In the meantime, he managed to pioneer what is now known as cultural studies.
    • He hoped to someday become a detective, but in the meantime was looking forward to the action of being a cop.
    • So in the meantime those lessons on safe use of mobiles could be a wise move.
    • That was a couple of weeks ago, and in the meantime I've been working through my application needs.
    • I have made an appointment with him, but in the meantime, you and I are going lobbying.
    • In the meantime, he has suggested that the repair work may be started.
    • In any event, the mortgage interest relief regime might change in the meantime.
    • In the meantime, we can enjoy this story, which is a nice little bit of light reading.
    • Neverthless, that doesn't mean we should sit on our hands in the meantime.
    • I'll update you with more info in due course, but in the meantime, take a look at the press release.
    • In the meantime we haven't seen one camp leap substantially ahead of the other.
    • It is not clear whether the pension fund has reduced this holding in the meantime.
    • You have to rip off your costume and hope that you don't get spotted in the meantime.
    • He probably won't be here until after work, John pointed out, so I'm gonna take a nap in the meantime.
    Synonyms
    for now, for the moment, for the present, for the time being, in the meantime, in the intervening period, in the interim, in the interval, meanwhile, in the meanwhile, the while, temporarily

Origin

Middle English (as a noun): from mean3 + time.

 
 

Definition of meantime in US English:

meantime

adverbˈminˌtaɪmˈmēnˌtīm
also in the meantime
  • Meanwhile.

    in the meantime, I'll make some inquiries of my own
    Mom and Dad, meantime, had learned to confront their differences
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the meantime, he managed to pioneer what is now known as cultural studies.
    • I'll update you with more info in due course, but in the meantime, take a look at the press release.
    • You have to rip off your costume and hope that you don't get spotted in the meantime.
    • Arnold, in the meantime, is playing the same role he always does but actually seems to be enjoying himself for once.
    • Neverthless, that doesn't mean we should sit on our hands in the meantime.
    • Irish companies wishing to dispose of old equipment in the meantime have limited options.
    • In any event, the mortgage interest relief regime might change in the meantime.
    • So in the meantime those lessons on safe use of mobiles could be a wise move.
    • Mr Cohen would, of course, regain possession of the name in the meantime.
    • We hope to add a real guard dog to the farm soon, but in the meantime they seem to be doing the trick.
    • He hoped to someday become a detective, but in the meantime was looking forward to the action of being a cop.
    • In the meantime, we can enjoy this story, which is a nice little bit of light reading.
    • He probably won't be here until after work, John pointed out, so I'm gonna take a nap in the meantime.
    • In the meantime we haven't seen one camp leap substantially ahead of the other.
    • It is not clear whether the pension fund has reduced this holding in the meantime.
    • It's not the best way to enjoy it, but we got a lot of exercise in the meantime.
    • That was a couple of weeks ago, and in the meantime I've been working through my application needs.
    • I have made an appointment with him, but in the meantime, you and I are going lobbying.
    • In the meantime, Cathy finds solace with her gardener, a widower with a young daughter.
    • In the meantime, he has suggested that the repair work may be started.
    Synonyms
    for now, for the moment, for the present, for the time being, in the meantime, in the intervening period, in the interim, in the interval, meanwhile, in the meanwhile, the while, temporarily

Origin

Middle English (as a noun): from mean + time.

 
 
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