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for the mean time

for the mean time is the alternative form of for the meantime.

Meaning of for the meantime

Prepositional phrase

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of in the meantime
    Synonyms:
    in the meantime

Questions about for the mean time

What is for the mean time the alternative form of?
For the mean time is the alternative form of for the meantime.

Words near for the mean time in the dictionary

  1. for the love of Moses
  2. for the love of shit
  3. for the love of the game
  4. for the lulz
  5. for the main
  6. for the mean time
  7. for the meantime
  8. for the moment
  9. for the most part
  10. for the nonce
  11. for the plot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for the mean time (page history and authors); for the meantime (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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