meanwhile
in the intervening time; during the interval.
at the same time: Meanwhile, the others were back home enjoying themselves.
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How to use meanwhile in a sentence
meanwhile, in Florida, Bush was flooded with questions about whether gay marriage could possibly come to the Sunshine State.
meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTmeanwhile two kids were taken from their mother when she flew back to the UK from Turkey.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis | Nico Hines | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe woman in question, meanwhile, has business of her own to take care of—she is reported to be shopping a memoir.
meanwhile, the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement deploring the state GOP for its failure to censure Duke.
Elizabeth, meanwhile, was filled with alarms respecting her daughter's unhappy infatuation.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Portermeanwhile, he had been selected as aide-de-camp by General d'Ure de Molans.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattisonmeanwhile, the Australian submarine has got up through the Narrows and has torpedoed a gunboat at Chunuk.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonNone of them came; but meanwhile a very extraordinary thing happened, for the house itself began to go.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carrylmeanwhile, another form of imitation is developing, the fashioning of lasting semblances.
Children's Ways | James Sully
British Dictionary definitions for meanwhile
/ (ˈmiːnˌwaɪl) /
during the intervening time or period
at the same time, esp in another place
another word for meantime
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