Meanwhile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

at the same time but in another place

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈiːnwaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈiːnwaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈiːnwaɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈiːnwaɪl/.

Examples

meanwhile the socialists are running the government
meanwhile, back at the ranch...
meanwhile I will not think about the problem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lag meantime in the meantime interim

Parts of Speech

noun	the time between one event, process, or period and another “meanwhile the socialists are running the government”
adverb	at the same time but in another place “meanwhile, back at the ranch...”
adverb	during the intervening time “meanwhile I will not think about the problem”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

in der Zwischenzeit

die Zeit zwischen einem Ereignis, einem Prozess oder einer Periode und einem anderen

🇫🇷French

entre-temps

le temps entre un événement, un processus ou une période et un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

mientras tanto

el tiempo entre un evento, proceso o período y otro

🇮🇹Italian

Nel frattempo

il tempo che intercorre tra un evento, processo o periodo e un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

In de tussentijd

de tijd tussen de ene gebeurtenis, proces of periode en de andere

🇵🇹Portuguese

enquanto isso

o tempo entre um evento, processo ou período e outro

🇷🇺Russian

тем временем

время между одним событием, процессом или периодом и другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इस दौरान

एक घटना, प्रक्रिया, या अवधि और दूसरे के बीच का समय

🇧🇩Bengali

এদিকে

একটি ইভেন্ট, প্রক্রিয়া, বা সময়কাল এবং অন্যটির মধ্যে সময়

🇮🇳Tamil

இதற்கிடையில்

ஒரு நிகழ்வு, செயல்முறை அல்லது காலம் மற்றும் மற்றொன்றுக்கு இடையிலான நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంతలో

ఒక సంఘటన, ప్రక్రియ లేదా కాలం మరియు మరొకటి మధ్య సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

दरम्यान

एक घटना, प्रक्रिया किंवा कालावधी आणि दुसर्या दरम्यानचा वेळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

દરમિયાન

એક ઘટના, પ્રક્રિયા અથવા અવધિ અને બીજી વચ્ચેનો સમય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ

ಒಂದು ಘಟನೆ, ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಧಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇನ್ನೊಂದರ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അതിനിടയിൽ

ഒരു ഇവൻ്റ്, പ്രക്രിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാലയളവ് എന്നിവയ്ക്കിടയിലുള്ള സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ, ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ, ਜਾਂ ਪੀਰੀਅਡ ਅਤੇ ਦੂਜੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

اس دوران

ایک واقعہ، عمل، یا مدت اور دوسرے کے درمیان کا وقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同时

一个事件、过程或时期与另一个事件、过程或时期之间的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

その間

ある出来事、プロセス、または期間と別の出来事の間の時間

🇰🇷Korean

그 동안에

하나의 사건, 과정, 기간과 다른 사건, 과정, 기간 사이의 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trong khi đó

thời gian giữa một sự kiện, quá trình, hoặc giai đoạn khác

🇹🇭Thai

ในขณะเดียวกัน

เวลาระหว่างเหตุการณ์ กระบวนการ หรือช่วงเวลาหนึ่งกับอีกเหตุการณ์หนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

Sementara itu

waktu antara satu peristiwa, proses, atau periode dan lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

samantala

ang oras sa pagitan ng isang kaganapan, proseso, o panahon at isa pa

🇲🇾Malay

sementara itu

masa antara satu peristiwa, proses, atau tempoh dengan yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

في أثناء

الوقت بين حدث أو عملية أو فترة وأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

در همین حال

زمان بین یک رویداد، فرآیند یا دوره و رویداد دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

Bu sırada

bir olay, süreç veya dönem ile diğeri arasındaki süre

🇮🇱Hebrew

בינתיים

הזמן בין אירוע, תהליך או תקופה אחד לאחר

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The primary meaning of 'meanwhile' is 'the time between one event, process, or period and another'.

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Using 'meanwhile' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'meanwhile' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'meanwhile' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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