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meantime

/ˈmiːntaɪm/ adverb C2
  1. During the interval; meanwhile. · Repairs will be done tomorrow so meantime restrain from using the bath.
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Meantime the subject of the arrest was being canvassed in every different form.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 34 · C1
“No doubt; but in the meantime?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 38 · C1
In the meantime you shall all be treated as my guests, and while you live in the Palace my people will wait upon you and obey your slightest wish.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 112 · B2
In the meantime there is bread, water, and fresh straw; and that is all a prisoner can wish for.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 77 · C1

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