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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The lunchtime grand opening went on as planned, but owner Joe Vincent said the restaurant was processing card payments through an online system in the meanwhile. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 5 May 2021