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A girl can wait for the right man to come along but in the meantime that still doesn't mean she can't have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones.
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Meaning of "meantime" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEANTIME

meantime  [ˈmiːnˌtaɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEANTIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meantime can act as a noun and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MEANTIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of meantime in the English dictionary

The definition of meantime in the dictionary is the intervening time or period, as between events.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEANTIME


bedtime
ˈbɛdˌtaɪm
betweentime
bɪˈtwiːnˌtaɪm
big-time
ˈbɪɡˌtaɪm
daytime
ˈdeɪˌtaɪm
downtime
ˈdaʊnˌtaɪm
lifetime
ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm
longtime
ˈlɒŋˌtaɪm
maritime
ˈmærɪˌtaɪm
noontime
ˈnuːnˌtaɪm
overtime
ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm
pastime
ˈpɑːsˌtaɪm
playtime
ˈpleɪˌtaɪm
sometime
ˈsʌmˌtaɪm
spare-time
ˈspɛəˌtaɪm
springtime
ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm
summertime
ˈsʌməˌtaɪm
underntime
ˈʌndənˌtaɪm
uptime
ˈʌpˌtaɪm
wartime
ˈwɔːˌtaɪm
zonetime
ˈzəʊnˌtaɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEANTIME

meanies
meaning
meaningful
meaningfully
meaningfulness
meaningless
meaninglessly
meaninglessness
meaningly
meanly
meanness
means
means of production
means of transport
means test
means-test
means-tested
meant
meanwhile
meany

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEANTIME

all the time
all-time
anytime
at one time
at the same time
centime
full time
full-time
good-time
in good time
in the nick of time
in time
intime
on time
one-time
part-time
real time
real-time
the big time
time

Synonyms and antonyms of meantime in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEANTIME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «meantime» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of meantime

Translation of «meantime» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEANTIME

Find out the translation of meantime to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meantime from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meantime» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mientras tanto
570 millions of speakers

English

meantime
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इस बीच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فِي غُضُونِ ذَلِك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тем временем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entretanto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইতোমধ্যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entre-temps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sementara itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

inzwischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

その間に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그 동안에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saderengipun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong lúc đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதற்கிடையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दरम्यानच्या काळात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bu arada
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intanto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tymczasem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тим часом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

între timp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εν τω μεταξύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Intussen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

under tiden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

imens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meantime

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANTIME»

The term «meantime» is very widely used and occupies the 15.204 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANTIME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meantime» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meantime» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meantime

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10 QUOTES WITH «MEANTIME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word meantime.
1
John James Audubon
I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am not a scholar, but meantime I am aware that no man living knows better than I do the habits of our birds.
2
Fredrik Bajer
The last Hague Conference has in the meantime expressed its opinion that a body should be established which could prepare for the work involved more effectively than has hitherto proved possible.
3
Laura Bell Bundy
'Hairspray' was my first Broadway show. In the meantime, after the show was over, I would go down and do gigs at these clubs that I wasn't even old enough to get into. That continued on, and I think what ended up happening was that I just got these incredible opportunities on Broadway.
4
Orson Scott Card
But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.
5
Adelbert von Chamisso
I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude.
6
Cher
A girl can wait for the right man to come along but in the meantime that still doesn't mean she can't have a wonderful time with all the wrong ones.
7
Roger Clemens
I am disappointed that my 25 years in public life have apparently not earned me the benefit of the doubt, but I understand that Senator Mitchell's report has raised many serious questions. I plan to publicly answer all of those questions at the appropriate time in the appropriate way. I only ask that in the meantime people not rush to judgment.
8
Cary Elwes
I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women.
9
Brian Ferneyhough
Other composers have taken this particular technique much further than I in the meantime, with the result that the Law of Diminishing Returns has begun to apply.
10
Rick Ferrell
We were brothers off the field, but there was no love lost on it. We fought like cats and dogs. Wes was always trying to strike me out, and meantime, I was always trying to hit a home run off him.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEANTIME»

Discover the use of meantime in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meantime and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In The Meantime: Finding Yourself And The Love You Want
What we see, desire, or harshly judge in our mate is but a reflection of self, Vanzant explains, as in IN THE MEANTIME she helps us to break free of our fantasies and view a relationship as an ongoing process of discovery and growth.
Iyanla Vanzant, 2012
2
Living Through the Meantime: Learning to Break the Patterns ...
From the host of the OWN TV show, Iyanla: Fix My Life, the companion workbook to Iyanla Vanzant’s #1 New York Times bestseller In the Meantime provides an easy, step-by-step program to help you begin the healing process after facing ...
Iyanla Vanzant, 2002
3
In the Meantime: The Practice of Proactive Waiting
Maybe that’s you, too. In this amusing, amazing, and very surprising guidebook, Rob Brendle can help you get there from here. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Rob Brendle, 2010
4
Only in the Meantime & Office Poems
This first ever bilingual edition of Only in the Meantime & Office Poems introduces Benedetti's poetry to the English-speaking audience.
Mario Benedetti, 2006
5
Darius in the Meantime
Looking at my eyes behind the black mask, I tell myself that I?m not too far away from being a criminal.
Devin Liddell, Devin Liddell, 2007
6
In the Meantime
At the book's end, some seventy years after it began, only one of them remains to tell the story of their lives, and of what happened…in the meantime.
Robin Lippincott, 2011
7
In the Meantime: Temporality and Cultural Politics
Sarah Sharma engages with that assumption in this sophisticated critical inquiry into the temporalities of everyday life.
Sarah Sharma, 2014
8
In the Meantime: Celebrating Everyday Wisdom
How often have we heard the expression, "I'm going to do this someday, but in the meantime...." Unfortunately, most of us spend far too much of life in the meantime.
William Dunphy, 2002
9
In the Meantime
Elizabeth Jennings turned seventy the year this was published. This book of poems is graced by a firm wisdom and achieves moments of religious and individual serenity.
Elizabeth Jennings, 1996
10
In a Haiku Meantime: Growing Through Haiku
"In a Haiku Meantime" spans several years and through two failed marriages; yes, two.
Jesse Sharpe, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEANTIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meantime is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Here's What It's Like to Work for Gwyneth Paltrow at Goop
In the meantime, enjoy your office's own aroma—eau de burnt coffee and microwave popcorn. Enlarge Slideshow. Photos:Gwyneth in V.F.. «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
2
Humanity gets a new Blue Marble photo of Earth — and it's stunning
In the meantime, we get to bask in the beauty of the spoils from DSCOVR; NASA expects EPIC to deliver a total of 10,000 images over the next ... «ExtremeTech, Jul 15»
3
Cramer: Why I was so wrong about oil
In the meantime, Whiting has fallen to $25 from $37. What the heck? How could the price of Whiting drop so dramatically when the price of ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
4
What Rauner Is Up Against
Mr. Rauner has said he will veto it and he has 60 days to do so. Meantime, at least for the moment, Illinois isn't spending money it doesn't have. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
The non-virtual elephant in Paul Mason's postcapitalist sharing …
In the meantime, for every robot that comes online, that's several humans who lose their wages, unable to buy what the robot is making or ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
California Bridge Collapse May Delay Freight, Raise Shipping Costs
In the meantime, the agency said Tuesday that it's planning to reopen the freeway soon and reroute eastbound traffic—the side that ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
7
7 Myths About Campus Diversity
How should colleges with race-conscious admissions policies proceed in the meantime? Mr. Coleman offered some suggestions by explaining ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
8
Iran Deal Is the Least Bad Option for Israel
In the meantime, he has even rejected the administration's repeated calls to engage in a discussion of a military compensation package ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Your car isn't safe from hackers. Here's why 1:32 PM EDT
In the meantime, all they've said is that the trick involves using a cellular connection to break into the car's entertainment system through a ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
10
The Galapagos Airport is Now Powered Entirely by Green Energy
... Impulse may not be slated to return to the air until sometime in 2016, there's been another major milestone in green aviation in the meantime. «GOOD Magazine, Jul 15»

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