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.
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Patience may be a virtue, but in the meantime a lot of companies and other parts of the economy may begin to strain under even the threat of tariffs.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
His new family, newlyweds Makayla and Christian Weeks, planned to adopt a puppy but fostered Ace in the meantime, Alaska’s News Source reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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But the uncertainty in the meantime extended some of the most volatile trading since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Joe Cash, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
But in the meantime, the Republican administration has moved to lay off more than 1,300 workers in the department and shutter several regional branches of its Office of Civil Rights.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
His new family, newlyweds Makayla and Christian Weeks, planned to adopt a puppy but fostered Ace in the meantime, Alaska’s News Source reported.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
More: Trump 'would love' deal with China, but tariffs at 145% as markets sink
But the uncertainty in the meantime extended some of the most volatile trading since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Joe Cash, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
But in the meantime, the Republican administration has moved to lay off more than 1,300 workers in the department and shutter several regional branches of its Office of Civil Rights.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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“In the meantime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20meantime. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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