Definition of "meantime" []

• The time between one occurrence and another; an interval. (noun)
• During a period of intervening time; meanwhile. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Wait next year, and in meantime, better look for another job."
• "He has constantly lied to his base and in the meantime is trying for a massive government takeover of the economy while all his actions on economics have done nothing but prolong the recession, devalue the dollar, and raise unemployment."
• "And in the meantime, is there nothing to be done for the illness?"