Dictionary
mean•while
Pronunciation: (mēn'hwīl", -wīl"), [key]—
n.
meantime.
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adv.
1. in the intervening time; during the interval.
2. at the same time:
Meanwhile, the others were back home enjoying themselves. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.