in the meantime

idiom

: during the time before something happens or before a specified period ends

The new computers won't arrive until next week, but we can keep using the old ones in the meantime.

: while something else is being done or was being done

She spent four years studying for her law degree. In the meantime, she continued to work at the bank.

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The obvious thing to do was try to get Stevie Wonder to handle it, but in the meantime, Johnson has a cameo in A Complete Unknown. —

Devon Ivie, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024 And Magic can’t hit pause on the season in the meantime. —

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024 More news: Roki Sasaki's Arrival Stirs Controversy Around MLB's Amateur Signing Rules Teams can also trade for additional international amateur bonus money in the meantime, but not enough to measurably change Sasaki's earning potential. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 Tavares was tapped to exit Stellantis in 2026 as part of a cushy retirement plan only announced in October, with the CEO also overhauling the carmaker’s global executive suite in a bid to turn around its falling fortunes in the meantime. —

Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the meantime

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