Synonyms for meantime
ˈminˌtaɪmmean·time

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1. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadverb

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

   "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

   Synonyms:
   interim, stave, slowdown, lag, retardation, meanwhile

2. 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"

   Synonyms:
   meanwhile, in the meantime

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1. meantimeadjective

   Synonyms:
   in the mean time, in the interim

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1. meantimeadverb

   Synonyms:
   meanwhile

2. meantimenoun

   Synonyms:
   interval, interim, meanwhile

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1. List of paraphrases for "meantime":

   interval, meanwhile, time, range, interim, waiting

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1. Anthony Banbury:

   Earlier decisions about the need for rapid construction of large ETU's (Ebola Treatment Centres) were taken in a certain context where that's what made sense .... Those efforts were to a large degree successful. But in the meantime the disease has spread.

2. Rabbi Taylor:

   In the meantime, may we be encouraged by the message of Purim.

3. Wesley Norris:

   Gen. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, in the meantime, stood by, and frequently enjoined( a county constable) to lay it on well, an injunction which he did not fail to heed ; not satisfied with simply lacerating our naked flesh, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee then ordered the overseer to thoroughly wash our backs with brine, which was done.

4. Kevin Cramer:

   I think China will be at the table of settling fairly shortly after the election, to be honest with you. In the meantime, they're going to try to use political pressure where they can. Yes, it's a real hurt. What I've tried to impress upon The President many times is that short-term pain for a farmer can be the end of his career, depending again on his personal circumstances.

5. Martin Dempsey:

   In the meantime we're keeping steady pressure on and we're building their capacity.