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Meantime — or mean time may refer to: Contents 1 Time 2 Entertainment 3 Engineering and mechanics 4 Business Time … Wikipedia
meantime — meantime, meanwhile 1. As a solitary adverb, meantime has largely given way to meanwhile, but is still occasionally found: • Meantime, melt the remaining butter in a saucepan Delia Smith, 1978. It is most often used in the phrase in the meantime … Modern English usage
Meantime — est un film britannique réalisé en 1984 par Mike Leigh et produit pour la télévision par Central Television pour Channel 4. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Distribution 3 Récompenses et nominations … Wikipédia en Français
Meantime — Mean time , Meanwhile Mean while , n. The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meantime — ► ADVERB (also in the meantime) ▪ meanwhile … English terms dictionary
meantime — [mēn′hwīl΄mēn′tīm΄] adv. 1. in or during the intervening time 2. at the same time n. the intervening time: Also, and for MEANTIME adv. now usually, meanwhile [mēn′hwīl΄] … English World dictionary
Meantime — Mean time , Meanwhile Mean while , adv. In the intervening time; during the interval. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meantime — index ad interim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
meantime — (n.) also mean time, mid 14c., from MEAN (Cf. mean) (adj.2) middle, intermediate + TIME (Cf. time) (n.). Late 14c. as an adverb … Etymology dictionary
meantime — [[t]mi͟ːntaɪm[/t]] 1) PHR with cl In the meantime or meantime means in the period of time between two events. Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult, but in the meantime she relies on your support … English dictionary
