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meantime adv.
meanwhile adv.

ADVERB

meantime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interim

STRONG

interregnum interruption interval meanwhile recess while

WEAK

at the same time concurrently for the duration for the moment for then in the interim in the interval in the meanwhile simultaneously

ADVERB

meanwhile

Synonyms

STRONG

meantime till

WEAK

ad interim concurrently during the interval 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

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We'll put her down as a definitely maybe then, for now.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Pepperstone’s Ahmad Assiri expects gold prices to be rangebound with the earlier bull market on pause for now, though this is expected to eventually resume due to underlying drivers such as central bank demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Equities for now are facing a stretch with no earnings, a seasonally weak month of September and a summer pullback that has set a “higher bar to re-engage,” they say.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Saylor put implementation of the new DHS rules on hold for now without ruling on the merits of the case and scheduled another hearing for October 2.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

When she turned her portaphone back on, there were a bunch of notifications from both Valley and Thorn, which she quickly swiped away and ignored for now.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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