in the meantime

phrase

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

Ansstas said the benefit of the personalized cancer vaccine may take several months to emerge because each shot must be custom-manufactured, a process that can take roughly six weeks, while patients begin Keytruda in the meantime. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

The history becomes more complicated when the property has changed in the meantime. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

When Elia admits, after first telling a different story, to having been hit by her parents, a social worker launches an investigation, in the meantime placing the children in foster care. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

But in the meantime, here's the inside scoop on dates, details, and upcoming discounts to make your Black Friday free-for-all a shopping soiree. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for in the meantime

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