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

Netanyahu would remain caretaker prime minister in the meantime. — Tara Neill, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Potential buyers who want to be mindful with their pocketbooks will need new strategies in the meantime. — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

But in the meantime, fighting for people’s health against industrial pollution of America’s air and water or pumping out unhealthy food has not been the defining rallying cry for the party in recent years. — Brinda Adhikari, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

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

Rhymes for in the meantime

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
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• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime