English / phrase
in the meantime
MEANING IN ENGLISH
during the time before something else happens; meanwhile
In context
01
The painter arrives tomorrow; in the meantime, we should move the couch.
02
Dinner will take twenty minutes; in the meantime, have some tea.
Synonyms
Meanwhile,in the interim,for now
Antonyms
Eventually,later on
Collocations
In the meantime let us,in the meantime please