meantime
mean·time
adverb
1.
during the intervening time
- “meanwhile I will not think about the problem”
- “meantime he was attentive to his other interests”
- “in the meantime the police were notified”
Origin
From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.
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