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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Greece, meanwhile, said it was sending two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus.

From Barron's

Elliot, meanwhile, flipped through page after page of the firsthand account, ignoring me completely.

From Literature

"Defenders, meanwhile, try to block the attackers' run and seem more interested in looking at their opponent than the ball in many cases."

From BBC

An internal Iran conflict or regional conflagrations, meanwhile, could see “oil higher for longer.”

From MarketWatch

The Virginia legislature, meanwhile, is considering proposals that would tax high-income earners, according to Family Enterprise USA.

From Barron's