meanwhile

[meen-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /

ADVERB

at the same time

Synonyms

STRONG

meantime till

WEAK

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 simultaneously until up to when

Example Sentences

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A measure of prices, meanwhile, leapt to a three-year high in a sign of budding inflation.

From MarketWatch

Foden, meanwhile, just does not look at home as an England player for one so lavishly talented.

From BBC

The U.A.E., meanwhile, wants the U.S. and other nations to help forcefully open the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.

From MarketWatch

Companies are meanwhile given a certain amount of free allowances in order to keep European industry competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cape Verde, meanwhile, are the third-smallest nation after Curacao and Iceland to reach the World Cup.

From BBC