meantime

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mean·time /ˈmiːntaɪm/ adverbadv

1 DURING (also in the meantime) in the period of time between now and a future event, or between two events in the past 在此期间，与此同时 SYN meanwhile

The doctor will be here soon. In the meantime, try and relax.

医生很快就来，现在尽量放松一下。

I didn’t see her for another five years, and in the meantime she had got married and had a couple of kids.

我又有五年没见到她，在此期间她结了婚并生了几个孩子。

2 for the meantime NOWfor the present time, until something happens 目前，眼下

The power supply should be back soon – for the meantime we’ll have to use candles.

应该很快就会恢复供电——我们暂时只好点蜡烛了。

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for the meantime• The power supply should be back soon - for the meantime we'll have to use candles.

Examples from the Corpus

meantime• But, meantime, get it open in front of you.• Henderson, meantime, has adjusted well to the National League.• Faulk and other would-be seniors, meantime, have enjoyed fine rookie seasons.• More exhibits would appear in due course; meantime he did whatever jobs came his way.• Overall loan demand, meantime, remained stable.• But meantime the story is rich in symbolic significance for the travails of our age.

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