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- [meen-tahym]
- /ˈminˌtaɪm/
- /ˈmiːn.taɪm/
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- [meen-tahym]
- /ˈminˌtaɪm/
Definitions of meantime word
- noun meantime the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food. 1
- abbreviation MEANTIME meanwhile. 1
- noun meantime the intervening time or period, as between events (esp in the phrase in the meantime) 0
- adverb meantime in or during the intervening time 0
- adverb meantime at the same time 0
- noun meantime the intervening time 0
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Origin of meantime
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at mean3, time
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Parts of speech for Meantime
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meantime popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
meantime usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meantime
adv meantime
- interim — an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- meanwhile — meantime.
- while — a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago.
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