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meantime

[meen-tahym] / ˈminˌtaɪm /




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In the meantime, Gatwood is continuing his yardwork — now around the statue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In the meantime, it is worth remembering that every coin—even a digital one—has two sides.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

In the meantime, you can get your F1 fix as our correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

In the meantime, it’s better for her to take her $900 Social Security for eight years, right?

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

In the meantime, because Farmer feels like walking some more, we begin marching along a dirt road, the route the truck will have to take.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

“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

In the meantimes, however, they lead more rational lives, and justice is properly administered.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

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 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




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