Definition of "meanwhile" []

• The intervening time. (noun)
• During or in the intervening time: Meanwhile, life goes on. (adverb)
• At the same time: The court is deliberating; meanwhile, we must be patient. (adverb)

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• "McCain meanwhile, is a decorated war veteran who spent nearly five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam."
• "The symbol for the British pound, meanwhile, comes from the Latin word for scales"
• "Moyer, meanwhile, is a likely fit for the role of Mary's ex-husband, who apparently has an important part to play."