Definitions for Meanwhile
ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪlmean·while

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadverb

   the time between one event, process, or period and another

   "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

2. meanwhileadverb

   at the same time but in another place

   "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

3. meanwhile, meantime, in the meantimeadverb

   during the intervening time

   "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. meanwhilenoun

   The time between two events

2. meanwhileadverb

   During the time (that something is happening).

3. meanwhileadverb

   At the same time, but elsewhere.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meanwhile

   Meanwhile is an adverb used to refer to a simultaneous or concurrent event or period of time. It essentially indicates that something else is happening at the same time as the event being discussed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Meanwhilenoun

   the intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time)

2. Meanwhileadverb

   in the intervening time; during the interval

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Meanwhile' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2101

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Meanwhile' in Adverbs Frequency: #172

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How to pronounce Meanwhile?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Meanwhile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meanwhile in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meanwhile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Meanwhile in a Sentence

1. Jason Ware:

   Meanwhile, the backdrop for equities is oversold... This has certainly compelled some folks who are under-invested to get back into the stock market.

2. Edwin Castano:

   The 26th of March is the deadline we have for setting when the strike will begin. Meanwhile, we're waiting to open dialogue with the government and with Ecopetrol.

3. Jonathan Miller:

   Sellers aren’t going to get the prices they got in 2021 and buyers aren’t going to get much improvement on affordability from 2022, meanwhile, banks are disappointed because their pipeline is going dusty.

4. Thames Water:

   Meanwhile our bills have gone up by huge sums each year, where has the money gone ?

5. Sid Dubey:

   When President Trump unfortunately said the May 2025 clash ended because of him personally, that upset India a lot, and they made that known, then the tariffs were another slap in India's face. Meanwhile, Pakistan took advantage, leaving India at a bit of a loss. From there, relations fell further with the Iran conflict.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Meanwhile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meanwhile
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Meanwhile
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Meanwhile