Meanwhile
['miːnwaɪl] or ['minwaɪl]
Definition
(adv.) 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'.
(adv.) at the same time but in another place; 'meanwhile, back at the ranch...'.
Checked by Lanny--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time).
(adv.) In the intervening time; during the interval.
Editor: Lorna
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. In the mean time, in the interim.
Typist: Silvia
Examples
- Meanwhile the water strains through the wire cloth, leaving a thin layer of moist interlaced fibre spread in a white sheet over the surface of the belt. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Mr. Collins, meanwhile, was meditating in solitude on what had passed. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- In the meanwhile let it be fully understood that I shall not neglect bringing the grindstone to bear, nor yet bringing Dusty Boffin's nose to it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well,' said Mr. Pickwick, as Sam and his companion drew nigh, 'you will see how your health becomes, and think about it meanwhile. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Meanwhile, Rose was rapidly recovering. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Meanwhile the great world outside went on to wider visions and new powers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Osborne meanwhile, wild with elation, went off to a play-table, and began to bet frantically. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The little visitor meanwhile was as unhappy as possible. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Blathers and Duff looked very knowing meanwhile, and occasionally exchanged a nod. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- May I ask, in the meanwhile, whether you have yourself any theory to account for this young man's disappearance? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Meanwhile Jos and Isidor went off to the stables to inspect the newly purchased cattle. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The stranger, meanwhile, had been eating, drinking, and talking, without cessation. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the meanwhile I must beg you to keep your own counsel, and I will keep mine. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Meanwhile the last moments of the performance seemed to gain an added brightness from the hovering threat of the curtain. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Fairway had meanwhile concluded a critical gaze at Yeobright. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Edited by Cecilia