Meanwhile
WordNet
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"
(2) At the same time but in another place
"Meanwhile, back at the ranch..."
noun
(3) The time between one event, process, or period and another
"Meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
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Adverb
Synonyms
- (during the time):
- (at the same time but elsewhere): in the meantime, meantime, the while