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

Jalen Smith should hold some value and, in the meantime, is a consummate veteran in a locker room. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Everyone’s on their toes wondering whether Paramount CEO David Ellison and California state attorney general Rob Bonta make nice or settle in the meantime, and the ways this could potentially play out aren’t exactly popular in Hollywood. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Its erstwhile customers will simply shift to any of the active competitors in the meantime. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Michon succeeds Alain Bernard, who left last year with Béatrice de Quervain Blanchard serving as interim leader in the position in the meantime. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in the meantime

• aforetime
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• anytime
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• maritime
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