in the meanwhile
idiom
1
: at or during the same time : while something else is being done or was being done
You can set the table. In the meanwhile, I'll start making dinner.
She spent four years studying for her law degree. In the meanwhile, she continued to work at the bank.
2
: 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 meanwhile.
Examples of in the meanwhile in a Sentence
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Dallas, in the meanwhile, needs to find a way to hold the line.
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Christian Clark, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Nike, in the meanwhile, already sponsors kits for several other national teams, including France and England.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
Oh, and in the meanwhile? Please don’t call me a SHE-E-O.
—Amanda Dixon, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
But in the meanwhile, Fortune‘s Danielle Abril breaks down the argument and details some of the other features in this update.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2021
The investors haven’t materialized yet, and in the meanwhile, state governments are relying on the national cash-for-work program that guarantees 100 days worth of wages per household.
—Shruti Srivastava, Bloomberg.com, 27 June 2020
The last film premiered in 2018 and Baranski has some ideas about what her Dynamo alter-ego has been up to in the meanwhile.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2022
Canada has extended its travel ban for Indians now up till July 21, and will only allow Canadian citizens and residents to travel to the country in the meanwhile.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 23 June 2021
Many residents, however, argue the long-term solutions do not address the potential for flooding issues in the meanwhile, such as the Halloween scare of 2019 when heavy rains unexpectedly swept through the town and when Tropical Storm Isaias dumped rain on the Mid-Atlantic in August.
—Ana Faguy, baltimoresun.com, 11 June 2021
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Christian Clark, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Nike, in the meanwhile, already sponsors kits for several other national teams, including France and England.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
Oh, and in the meanwhile? Please don’t call me a SHE-E-O.
—Amanda Dixon, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
But in the meanwhile, Fortune‘s Danielle Abril breaks down the argument and details some of the other features in this update.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2021
The investors haven’t materialized yet, and in the meanwhile, state governments are relying on the national cash-for-work program that guarantees 100 days worth of wages per household.
—Shruti Srivastava, Bloomberg.com, 27 June 2020
The last film premiered in 2018 and Baranski has some ideas about what her Dynamo alter-ego has been up to in the meanwhile.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2022
Canada has extended its travel ban for Indians now up till July 21, and will only allow Canadian citizens and residents to travel to the country in the meanwhile.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 23 June 2021
Many residents, however, argue the long-term solutions do not address the potential for flooding issues in the meanwhile, such as the Halloween scare of 2019 when heavy rains unexpectedly swept through the town and when Tropical Storm Isaias dumped rain on the Mid-Atlantic in August.
—Ana Faguy, baltimoresun.com, 11 June 2021
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“In the meanwhile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20meanwhile. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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