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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The studies necessary to thoroughly test whether the thimerosal in vaccines was toxic could take years; in the meantime, kids could suffer unnecessarily.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
And in the meantime, of course, things did come together and there has been quiet in that region.
—Amira El-Fekki
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
After all, a film like Ballerina ostensibly exists only to keep the franchise’s devotees sated in the meantime.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
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.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
And in the meantime, of course, things did come together and there has been quiet in that region.
—Amira El-Fekki
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
After all, a film like Ballerina ostensibly exists only to keep the franchise’s devotees sated in the meantime.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
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.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 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 7 Jul. 2025.
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