Definition of Meanwhile

1. Noun. The time between one event, process, or period and another. "Meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

Exact synonyms: Interim, Lag, Meantime
Generic synonyms: Interval, Time Interval
Specialized synonyms: Interregnum

2. Adverb. At the same time but in another place. "Meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

3. Adverb. During the intervening time. "In the meantime the police were notified"
Exact synonyms: In The Meantime, Meantime

Definition of Meanwhile

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meanwhile

meaninglessly
meaninglessness
meaningly
meanings
meanly
meanness
meannesses
means
meanspirited
meanspiritedly
means grass
means test
meant
meantime
meantimes
meanwhile (current term)
meanwhiles
meany
mean annual increment
mean arterial pressure
mean calorie
mean corpuscular haemoglobin
mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration
mean corpuscular volume
mean deviation
mean deviation from the mean
mean distance
mean electrical axis
mean foundation plane
mean free path

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