meantime

«meantime» in Mova's school dictionary: The time between two events: «in the meantime» means… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (in the meantime); adverb (meantime)

meaning for a pupil

1) The time between two events: «in the meantime» means while you wait for something else to happen. tree →

2) (adverb) Meanwhile; at the same time. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories «in the meantime» moves to what was happening elsewhere or while waiting. In everyday life it tells someone what to do while they wait. Phrases: «in the meantime», «for the meantime» (for now).

examples

• Dinner will be ready in an hour; in the meantime, do your homework. tree →
• The doctor is coming. In the meantime, keep the ice on your knee. tree →
• Meantime, Ratty was rowing up the river. tree →
• The new library opens in May; for the meantime, use the mobile library. tree →
• In the meantime, the snow kept falling. tree →
• We waited for the bus and in the meantime ate our sandwiches. tree →
• In the meantime, what of the boys? tree →

note

Most often in «in the meantime». Means the same as «meanwhile». Written as one word. In time problems it is the gap between two events.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «meantime» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.