You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“the meantime”
The following 2 entries include the term the meantime.
for the meantime
idiom: for the present time : until some time in the future
in the meantime
idiom: during the time before something happens or before a specified period ends
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Merriam-Webster unabridged