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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Although no release date has been announced for the fifth installment, the first four seasons of Only Murders in the Building are available to stream on Hulu in the meantime.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In the eighth minute, Arsenal had two corners in succession and David Raya, stationed on the halfway line, sprinted towards Jover before relaying his instructions to Odegaard.
MacPhee, in the meantime, watched carefully, hoping to detect any subtle message.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The obvious thing to do was try to get Stevie Wonder to handle it, but in the meantime, Johnson has a cameo in A Complete Unknown.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
And Magic can’t hit pause on the season in the meantime.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
In the eighth minute, Arsenal had two corners in succession and David Raya, stationed on the halfway line, sprinted towards Jover before relaying his instructions to Odegaard.
MacPhee, in the meantime, watched carefully, hoping to detect any subtle message.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
The obvious thing to do was try to get Stevie Wonder to handle it, but in the meantime, Johnson has a cameo in A Complete Unknown.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
And Magic can’t hit pause on the season in the meantime.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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“In the meantime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20meantime. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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