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meantime    音标拼音: [m'int,ɑɪm]
n. 此际,其时
ad. 其间

此际,其时其间

meantime
adv 1: during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think
about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his
other interests"; "in the meantime the police were
notified" [synonym: {meanwhile}, {meantime}, {in the
meantime}]
n 1: the time between one event, process, or period and another;
"meanwhile the socialists are running the government" [synonym:
{interim}, {meantime}, {meanwhile}, {lag}]

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  • Difference: Meanwhile vs meantime - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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