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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Another administrator, Matt Smith, has taken the role of interim superintendent in the meantime, according to a message posted on social media by the district earlier.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The book may not hit shelves until March 2026 — via publisher Union Square & Co — but in the meantime, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal its cover.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Prospects for unconnected Nepalis, in the meantime, got worse.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
But meteorologists everywhere are warning a lot can happen in the meantime.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The book may not hit shelves until March 2026 — via publisher Union Square & Co — but in the meantime, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal its cover.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Prospects for unconnected Nepalis, in the meantime, got worse.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the meantime
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“In the meantime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20meantime. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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