{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"From \"Witch\" to \"Ghoul,\" Here's How These Spooky Figures Got Their Names","content":{"topicLabel":"Holidays 🧛👻"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/from-witch-to-ghoul-heres-how-these-spooky-figures-got-their-names-20251027.png","description":"Find out how \"ghost\" is related to \"poltergeist,\" why monsters were once seen as bad omens, and which graveyard dweller's name took a strange journey from Arabic to English. You'll be haunted by these realizations!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/science-fiction-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"science-fiction-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/ampersand/","text":"What Are Ampersands and How Do You Use Them?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/s/dog-words/","text":"14 Paw-some Words About Dogs That Will Have You Rolling Over"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gen-z-stare/","text":"What Is the Gen Z Stare?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/football-terms/","text":"28 Football Terms to Make You Sound Like a Pro"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/strange-animal-groups-listicle/","text":"A Smack of Jellyfish and Other Unique Animal Group Names"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-25-october-31-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 25–October 31, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/whomever-vs-whoever/","text":"\"Whomever\" vs. \"Whoever\": What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Grammar"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-scorpios/","text":"These Are Some of the Best Words to Describe Scorpios"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♏"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"kBNr807-711Ye6HOmpuxo","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6744142-12","sentence":"In the meantime, he cautioned, “it would be unwise to rule out a renewed rupture in US-China relations.”","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/alphabet-microsoft-meta-fed-trump-xi-trade-c27eb0dd","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Martin Baccardax","title":"Unresolved: Why Big Tech, the Fed, and Trade Talks Provide Wall Street With Little Clarity"},"offsets":[7,15]},{"id":"6744130-8","sentence":"A commerce ministry spokesperson said Beijing will “study and refine specific plans” in the meantime, reported state-owned news agency Xinhua reported.","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/articles/rare-earths-stocks-mp-materials-trump-xi-china-049b0aca","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Callum Keown","title":"Trump and Xi Reach Rare-Earths Deal. Why MP Materials Stock Is Falling."},"offsets":[92,100]},{"id":"6744037-25","sentence":"And California’s youth are being groomed to hate Israel with hostile curriculums, setting up a whole new generation of antisemitism in the future and in the meantime putting Jewish teachers at risk.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-10-30/california-los-angeles-jews-antisemitism","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Joel Kotkin","title":"Contributor: California was an ‘earthly paradise’ for Jews. Is it still?"},"offsets":[157,165]},{"id":"6743561-44","sentence":"In the meantime, she said, shunting well-liked leaders will sink morale.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-29T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-29T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-10-29/ice-officials-replaced-with-border-patrol-leaders-cementing-tactics-that-originated-in-california","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Andrea Castillo, Rachel Uranga","title":"ICE officials replaced with Border Patrol, cementing hard tactics that originated in California"},"offsets":[7,15]},{"id":"6743236-3","sentence":"In the meantime, it's worth a close examination of the precise words that came out of Celtic on Monday and how they sat with what we knew or what we thought we knew.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-10-28T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-28T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cze6r1yd31po","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Celtic: Analysing the fallout from Rodgers v Desmond"},"offsets":[7,15]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"meantime"},"requestId":"bc3F13qWYgyKmm9TCkMAV","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"in the meantime","partOfSpeech":"adverb","shortDefinition":"during the intervening time","slug":"in-the-meantime","synonyms":[{"headword":"for the time being","slug":"for-the-time-being"},{"headword":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"headword":"meanwhile","slug":"meanwhile"},{"headword":"sometimes","slug":"sometimes"},{"headword":"temporarily","slug":"temporarily"}]},{"headword":"interlude","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"pause, break","slug":"interlude","synonyms":[{"headword":"breathing space","slug":"breathing-space"},{"headword":"delay","slug":"delay"},{"headword":"episode","slug":"episode"},{"headword":"halt","slug":"halt"},{"headword":"hiatus","slug":"hiatus"},{"headword":"idyll","slug":"idyll"},{"headword":"interim","slug":"interim"},{"headword":"intermission","slug":"intermission"},{"headword":"interregnum","slug":"interregnum"},{"headword":"interruption","slug":"interruption"},{"headword":"interval","slug":"interval"},{"headword":"lull","slug":"lull"},{"headword":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"headword":"meanwhile","slug":"meanwhile"},{"headword":"parenthesis","slug":"parenthesis"},{"headword":"recess","slug":"recess"},{"headword":"respite","slug":"respite"},{"headword":"rest","slug":"rest"},{"headword":"spell","slug":"spell"},{"headword":"stop","slug":"stop"},{"headword":"stoppage","slug":"stoppage"},{"headword":"wait","slug":"wait"}]},{"headword":"interim","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"interval","slug":"interim","synonyms":[{"headword":"breach","slug":"breach"},{"headword":"break","slug":"break"},{"headword":"breather","slug":"breather"},{"headword":"breathing spell","slug":"breathing-spell"},{"headword":"coffee break","slug":"coffee-break"},{"headword":"cutoff","slug":"cutoff"},{"headword":"downtime","slug":"downtime"},{"headword":"gap","slug":"gap"},{"headword":"hiatus","slug":"hiatus"},{"headword":"interlude","slug":"interlude"},{"headword":"interregnum","slug":"interregnum"},{"headword":"interruption","slug":"interruption"},{"headword":"lacuna","slug":"lacuna"},{"headword":"layoff","slug":"layoff"},{"headword":"letup","slug":"letup"},{"headword":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"headword":"meanwhile","slug":"meanwhile"},{"headword":"pause","slug":"pause"},{"headword":"take ten","slug":"take-ten"},{"headword":"time","slug":"time"},{"headword":"time-out","slug":"time-out"}]},{"headword":"interval","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"break, pause","slug":"interval","synonyms":[{"headword":"breach","slug":"breach"},{"headword":"breathing space","slug":"breathing-space"},{"headword":"comma","slug":"comma"},{"headword":"delay","slug":"delay"},{"headword":"distance","slug":"distance"},{"headword":"downtime","slug":"downtime"},{"headword":"five","slug":"five"},{"headword":"gap","slug":"gap"},{"headword":"hiatus","slug":"hiatus"},{"headword":"interim","slug":"interim"},{"headword":"interlude","slug":"interlude"},{"headword":"intermission","slug":"intermission"},{"headword":"interregnum","slug":"interregnum"},{"headword":"interruption","slug":"interruption"},{"headword":"lacuna","slug":"lacuna"},{"headword":"layoff","slug":"layoff"},{"headword":"letup","slug":"letup"},{"headword":"lull","slug":"lull"},{"headword":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"headword":"opening","slug":"opening"},{"headword":"parenthesis","slug":"parenthesis"},{"headword":"pausation","slug":"pausation"},{"headword":"period","slug":"period"},{"headword":"playtime","slug":"playtime"},{"headword":"rest","slug":"rest"},{"headword":"season","slug":"season"},{"headword":"space","slug":"space"},{"headword":"spell","slug":"spell"},{"headword":"ten","slug":"ten"},{"headword":"term","slug":"term"},{"headword":"time","slug":"time"},{"headword":"time-out","slug":"time-out"},{"headword":"wait","slug":"wait"},{"headword":"while","slug":"while"}]},{"headword":"intervals","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"break, pause","slug":"intervals","synonyms":[{"headword":"breach","slug":"breach"},{"headword":"breathing space","slug":"breathing-space"},{"headword":"comma","slug":"comma"},{"headword":"delay","slug":"delay"},{"headword":"distance","slug":"distance"},{"headword":"downtime","slug":"downtime"},{"headword":"five","slug":"five"},{"headword":"gap","slug":"gap"},{"headword":"hiatus","slug":"hiatus"},{"headword":"interim","slug":"interim"},{"headword":"interlude","slug":"interlude"},{"headword":"intermission","slug":"intermission"},{"headword":"interregnum","slug":"interregnum"},{"headword":"interruption","slug":"interruption"},{"headword":"lacuna","slug":"lacuna"},{"headword":"layoff","slug":"layoff"},{"headword":"letup","slug":"letup"},{"headword":"lull","slug":"lull"},{"headword":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"headword":"opening","slug":"opening"},{"headword":"parenthesis","slug":"parenthesis"},{"headword":"pausation","slug":"pausation"},{"headword":"period","slug":"period"},{"headword":"playtime","slug":"playtime"},{"headword":"rest","slug":"rest"},{"headword":"season","slug":"season"},{"headword":"space","slug":"space"},{"headword":"spell","slug":"spell"},{"headword":"ten","slug":"ten"},{"headword":"term","slug":"term"},{"headword":"time","slug":"time"},{"headword":"time-out","slug":"time-out"},{"headword":"wait","slug":"wait"},{"headword":"while","slug":"while"}]},{"headword":"meanwhile","partOfSpeech":"adverb","shortDefinition":"at the same time","slug":"meanwhile","synonyms":[{"headword":"ad interim","slug":"ad-interim"},{"headword":"concurrently","slug":"concurrently"},{"headword":"during the interval","slug":"during-the-interval"},{"headword":"for now","slug":"for-now"},{"headword":"for the duration","slug":"for-the-duration"},{"headword":"for the moment","slug":"for-the-moment"},{"headword":"for the time being","slug":"for-the-time-being"},{"headword":"for then","slug":"for-then"},{"headword":"in the interim","slug":"in-the-interim"},{"headword":"in the interval","slug":"in-the-interval"},{"headword":"in the intervening time","slug":"in-the-intervening-time"},{"headword":"in the meantime","slug":"in-the-meantime"},{"headword":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"headword":"simultaneously","slug":"simultaneously"},{"headword":"till","slug":"till"},{"headword":"until","slug":"until"},{"headword":"up to","slug":"up-to"},{"headword":"when","slug":"when"}]},{"headword":"while","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"time interval","slug":"while","synonyms":[{"headword":"bit","slug":"bit"},{"headword":"instant","slug":"instant"},{"headword":"interim","slug":"interim"},{"headword":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"headword":"moment","slug":"moment"},{"headword":"occasion","slug":"occasion"},{"headword":"period","slug":"period"},{"headword":"space","slug":"space"},{"headword":"spell","slug":"spell"},{"headword":"stretch","slug":"stretch"},{"headword":"time","slug":"time"}]}],"slug":"meantime"},"meta":{"arg":"meantime","requestId":"zu1fExQxMrLpSQJZ15KoU","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:18Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meantime","standardForm":"meantime"},"id":"6097f6e600000002200072ac","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:18Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meantime","groups":["a","e","ee","i","m","mm","n","t"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"emitnaem","subwordTokens":["meantime","eantime","antime","ntime","time","ime","me","e"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"6097f6e600000002200072b1","ordinal":1,"shortText":"in the intervening time","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"interim","id":"6097f6ac000000005500e063","slug":"interim"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"interregnum","id":"6097f6ac000000005500f4c5","slug":"interregnum"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"interruption","id":"6097f6ac000000005500f866","slug":"interruption"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"interval","id":"6097f6ac000000005500fcc3","slug":"interval"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"meanwhile","id":"6097f6e60000000220007325","slug":"meanwhile"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"recess","id":"6097f78400000000cc0071bc","slug":"recess"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"while","id":"6097f895000000035e00abfe","slug":"while"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"at the same time","id":"6097f805000000011900d59a","slug":"at-the-same-time"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"concurrently","id":"6097fb490000000296004058","slug":"concurrently"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for now","id":"6097fbe000000002ac0094e7","slug":"for-now"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for the duration","id":"6097fbe000000002ac0099cd","slug":"for-the-duration"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for the moment","id":"6097fbe000000002ac009a05","slug":"for-the-moment"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for then","id":"6097fbe000000002ac009a41","slug":"for-then"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"in the interim","id":"6097f6ac0000000055000699","slug":"in-the-interim"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"in the interval","id":"6097f6ac00000000550006b1","slug":"in-the-interval"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"in the meanwhile","id":"6097f6ac0000000055000866","slug":"in-the-meanwhile"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"simultaneously","id":"6097f7c8000000018b00656d","slug":"simultaneously"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f6e6bb1f88f7c11d9786","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"continuation","id":"6097fb58000000005100dbea","slug":"continuation"},"similarity":-50}],"id":"6097f6e600000002200072ea","ordinal":1,"shortText":"the intervening time","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"interim","id":"6097f6ac000000005500e063","slug":"interim"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"interregnum","id":"6097f6ac000000005500f4c5","slug":"interregnum"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"interruption","id":"6097f6ac000000005500f866","slug":"interruption"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"interval","id":"6097f6ac000000005500fcc3","slug":"interval"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"meanwhile","id":"6097f6e60000000220007325","slug":"meanwhile"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"recess","id":"6097f78400000000cc0071bc","slug":"recess"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"while","id":"6097f895000000035e00abfe","slug":"while"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"concurrently","id":"6097fb490000000296004058","slug":"concurrently"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for now","id":"6097fbe000000002ac0094e7","slug":"for-now"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for the duration","id":"6097fbe000000002ac0099cd","slug":"for-the-duration"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for the moment","id":"6097fbe000000002ac009a05","slug":"for-the-moment"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"for then","id":"6097fbe000000002ac009a41","slug":"for-then"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"in the interim","id":"6097f6ac0000000055000699","slug":"in-the-interim"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"in the interval","id":"6097f6ac00000000550006b1","slug":"in-the-interval"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"in the meanwhile","id":"6097f6ac0000000055000866","slug":"in-the-meanwhile"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"simultaneously","id":"6097f7c8000000018b00656d","slug":"simultaneously"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f6e6bb1f88f7c11d9788","ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680bd500000002930034d8","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.flac","mpeg":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.mp3","ogg":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.ogg","wav":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.wav"},"id":"55680bd500000002930034d9","ipa":{"text":"ˈminˌtaɪm"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"meen-tahym","text":"meen-tahym"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"meantime","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"meantime","requestId":"AZy2NNHU4EwPq2Xf--D7j","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meantime","standardForm":"meantime","syllabicForm":"mean·time"},"id":"55680bd500000002930034d4","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meantime","groups":["a","e","ee","i","m","mm","n","t"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"emitnaem","subwordTokens":["meantime","eantime","antime","ntime","time","ime","me","e"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","notes":[{"id":"00000000000000000002c320","text":"What does meantime mean?\nMeantime means the period of time between two events—between the current time and the time when something else happens.This sense of the word is especially used in the phrase in the meantime, as in The power will come back on soon, so let’s just enjoy the quiet in the meantime. The word meanwhile can also be used as a noun to mean the same thing as meantime, but this is much less common.Meanwhile is much more commonly used as an adverb meaning in or during the time between the current time and the time when something else happens, as in Our guests will arrive in about an hour—meanwhile, let’s get the food ready. Meanwhile can also mean at the same time, as in When I got to my apartment, I realized I had forgotten my key—meanwhile, everyone was already hiding inside for my surprise party. Meantime can also be used as an adverb in both of these ways, but it is much more commonly used as a noun.Example: Our guests won’t arrive for another several hours, so I’m going to take a nap in the meantime.","type":"usage-wordpress"}],"ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680bd500000002930034f3","source":"dcom","text":"Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; mean ³, time","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"time","id":"55680eed00000002820022ea","slug":"time"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"times","id":"55680eed000000028200294b","slug":"times"}}],"examples":[{"sentence":"The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food."}],"id":"55680bd500000002930034e1","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"the intervening time: times."}],"id":"55680bd500000002930034de","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"meanwhile","id":"55680bd5000000029300353f","slug":"meanwhile"}}],"id":"55680bd500000002930034ec","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"meanwhile."}],"id":"55680bd500000002930034e9","ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"adverb"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680bd500000002930034d8","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.flac","mpeg":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.mp3","ogg":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.ogg","wav":"M02/M0244700/M0244700.wav"},"id":"55680bd500000002930034d9","ipa":{"text":"ˈminˌtaɪm"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"meen-tahym","text":"meen-tahym"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"meantime","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-07-27T12:30:26Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"meantime","standardForm":"meantime"},"id":"4c4ed16200000001be00dffb","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-07-27T12:30:26Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"meantime","groups":["a","e","ee","i","m","mm","n","t"],"numLetters":8,"reverse":"emitnaem","subwordTokens":["meantime","eantime","antime","ntime","time","ime","me","e"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c84ef474912e79d61d9bf7f","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"the intervening time or period, as between events (esp in the phrase in the meantime )"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"definitions":[{"id":"4c622102755e812a64ef8c95","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"another word for meanwhile"}],"ordinal":2,"partOfSpeech":"adverb"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈmiːnˌtaɪm"}}]}],"slug":"meantime","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"meantime","requestId":"3WXeOwxoBXYidIIpU4uJU","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"displayForm":"mean time","slug":"mean-time"},{"displayForm":"mealtime","slug":"mealtime"},{"displayForm":"centime","slug":"centime"},{"displayForm":"meanie","slug":"meanie"},{"displayForm":"mean life","slug":"mean-life"},{"displayForm":"mean line","slug":"mean-line"},{"displayForm":"meanwhile","slug":"meanwhile"},{"displayForm":"downtime","slug":"downtime"},{"displayForm":"intime","slug":"intime"},{"displayForm":"meaning","slug":"meaning"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"meantime","slug":"meantime"},{"displayForm":"mean time","slug":"mean-time"},{"displayForm":"meanie","slug":"meanie"},{"displayForm":"mean life","slug":"mean-life"},{"displayForm":"meanwhile","slug":"meanwhile"},{"displayForm":"anytime","slug":"anytime"},{"displayForm":"bedtime","slug":"bedtime"},{"displayForm":"downtime","slug":"downtime"},{"displayForm":"meaning","slug":"meaning"},{"displayForm":"meant","slug":"meant"},{"displayForm":"noontime","slug":"noontime"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"meantime"},"requestId":"axqx7TfRr1lmYvl6FZf2-","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

meantime

Example Sentences

Related Words