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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for a short period |
| Synonyms: | briefly, for a bit, for a little while, for a moment, for a spell, for a while, for the moment, momentarily, not for long, temporarily, transiently |
| Notes: | awhile means 'for a time' and a while means 'a period of time' awhile is an adverb and so must occur as a modifier to a verb; while is a noun meaning 'period of time' |
| Main Entry: | meanwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at the same time |
| Synonyms: | ad interim, concurrently, during the interval, for now, for the duration, for the moment, for the time being, for then, in the interim, in the interval, in the intervening time, in the meantime, meantime, simultaneously, till, until, up to, when |
| Notes: | meantime means the time between one occurrence and another; meanwhile means during the intervening time |
| Main Entry: | pro tempore |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | for the time being |
| Synonyms: | for the moment, for the time, pro tem, temporarily |
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