meanwhile

Variant of meantime

meantime definition

mean·time (mēn′tīm′)

adverb

  1. in or during the intervening time
  2. at the same time

noun

the intervening time
Also, and for meantime now usually, meanwhile mean′·while′ (-hwīl′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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