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.

Examples of in the meantime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those who manage to break through typically dig in, hold their positions, and wait for reinforcements, sustained in the meantime by resupply drones. —David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Plenty of other challenges and ethical quandaries will arise in the meantime. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025

There's hope Bichette will be able to return after his minimum stint is finished, but in the meantime the Blue Jays have turned to a replacement who suffered his own injury. —Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025

Investors, in the meantime, are hailing Pop Mart, the company behind the global success of Labubu, as an economic slowdown-defying wonder. —Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for in the meantime

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