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in meantime

in meantime is the nonstandard form of in the meantime.

Meaning of in the meantime

Prepositional phrase

  1. Meanwhile.
    • "In the meantime," said Norbourne, "we have arrived at the park-gate, and have not determined whither we shall ride."1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Different Views of Youth and Age”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 101

Forms of in meantime

alternative formin mean time

Questions about in meantime

What is in meantime the nonstandard form of?
In meantime is the nonstandard form of in the meantime.

Words near in meantime in the dictionary

  1. in love
  2. in love with
  3. in malam partem
  4. in mass
  5. in mean time
  6. in meantime
  7. in media res
  8. in medias res
  9. in memoriam
  10. in memoriams
  11. in memorium

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