meantime
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In the meantime, De Paula will get a chance to show what he can do with his bat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
"In the meantime you must remain in custody."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Recent developments only reinforce the view that we’re still some way from a restart in talks. In the meantime, the market is likely to continue to price in a sizable risk premium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In the meantime, her own Los Angeles abode became more of a glorified closet than a true home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the meantime the clock was ticking as we drew closer and closer to the end of the decade in which President Kennedy had promised we would put a man on the moon.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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In the meantimes I will steal a visit now and then to my mother, who spends the autumn in the neighbourhood.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
“Yes, sir; and meantimes, there is some crackers and cheese and sweetmeats, and likewise a bottle of port wine, in the cart, as you left in the chapel when you went away.”
From Cruel As The Grave by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
He could not even read the newspapers; he stayed at home two days from business; he worked early and late, and walked up and down, throbbing, meantimes.
From Turns about Town by Robert Cortes Holliday
In the meantimes, however, they lead more rational lives, and justice is properly administered.