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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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
But the attention the ad garnered appears to have helped boost sales in the meantime, based on statements from the company.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Any ideas on how to stop the comments in the meantime?
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
Yasmina came home in the meantime, and her mother decided to stay with her in Queens.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 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 16 Dec. 2025.
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