meanwhile
The time between two events.
Synonyms
- between-time
- meantime
- interim
- lag
Related words
- in the meanwhile
- meanwhile garden
- meanwhile use
- meanwhile site
- meanwhile space
Word history
From Middle English "menewhile".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “meanwhile” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.