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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But after giving Shaw a look to open the season, the Cubs moved him back to the minors and have reportedly decided on a trade addition who could offer a boost in the meantime.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Part of that is tied to Trump’s 90-day pause on its most stringent trade policies, and a drastic reduction on tariffs from China in the meantime.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Judges have ruled the policy will likely be found unconstitutional when it's fully litigated, so Trump can't enforce it in the meantime.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Part of that is tied to Trump’s 90-day pause on its most stringent trade policies, and a drastic reduction on tariffs from China in the meantime.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Judges have ruled the policy will likely be found unconstitutional when it's fully litigated, so Trump can't enforce it in the meantime.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 16 May 2025
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.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 23 Apr. 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 24 May. 2025.
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