in the meantime

idiom

1

: during the time before something happens or before a specified period ends

The new computers won't arrive until next week, but we can keep using the old ones in the meantime.

2

: while something else is being done or was being done

She spent four years studying for her law degree. In the meantime, she continued to work at the bank.

Examples of in the meantime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But on Thursday, June 6, a federal judge decided that in the meantime, the stay on his sentence will be lifted and he will be required to turn himself in. —Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024

Part of its plan is to close some locations of its nearly 600 restaurants in the meantime. —Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024

Borrowers who are delinquent on their federal loans won’t be reported to credit bureaus until Sept. 30 of this year, but in the meantime, interest continues to accrue. —Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024

But in the meantime, don’t be surprised (or discouraged) if someone sets you off early into this process. —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024

And Germany, shadowed by having perpetrated the Holocaust, supports a two-state solution, but has been unwilling to extend Palestinian statehood recognition in the meantime. —Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024

Mammoth, in the meantime, is still a work in progress. —Justine Calma, The Verge, 8 May 2024

And in the meantime, a thornier inflation category — stemming from services like hospitality, leisure and health care — hasn’t had a major breakthrough. —Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024

Polluting factors should not be developed near vulnerable communities, and in the meantime, pregnant women would benefit from staying away from polluting sites (like downwind of highways) as much as possible. —Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024