meanwhile

/min,hwaɪl/ nounadverb
9 letters2 syllables17 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1

The time between one event, process, or period and another.

“meanwhile the socialists are running the government”

ADVERB
1

During the intervening time.

“meanwhile I will not think about the problem”

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