meantime

🇺🇸 /ˈmiːntaɪm/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmiːntaɪm/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000
noun
R

The time between two events.

The cake will bake for 30 minutes; in the meantime, you can prepare the frosting.

adverb
R

While something else is happening.

She is finishing her work; meantime, I will set the table.

translation

n. The time between two events.
adv. While something else is happening.

Word Forms

Plural meantimes