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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 his golden face around
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 21 · C1
Meantime, Baloo and Bagheera were furious with rage and grief.
The Jungle Book, p. 40 · B2
Anne accordingly went to bed and slept so long and soundly that it was well on in the white and rosy winter afternoon when she awoke and descended to the kitchen where Marilla, who had arrived home in the meantime, was sitting knitting.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 140 · C1
Caroline did not return my visit till yesterday; and not a note, not a line, did I receive in the meantime.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 171 · B2

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