meantime
While you wait
Meantime refers to the period between now and some future point, or between two events.
It functions as both noun and adverb: In the meantime, we'll prepare the documents; Meantime, the storm was getting worse.
The single word meantime and the phrase "in the meantime" are interchangeable, though the phrase is more common.
Unfilled space between
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- interludePause between sections
- lullTemporary period of quiet
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
hiatus · break · waiting period · in-between · transition · breathing room · interregnum · interim period
Temporary substitute measure
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- short-termOf limited duration
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- interimProvisional in-between phase
pro tem · transitional · placeholder · band-aid · fill-in · stand-in · holding pattern · quick fix
At the same time
- simultaneouslyAt the same instant
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- synchronouslyOccurring at identical moments
- alongsideAt the side of
coinciding · coexisting · in tandem · together · at once · contemporaneously · side by side · in parallel
At this time
- for the presentDuring this time only
- duringThroughout the span of
- whileDuring that period
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
beforehand · preparatory · awaiting · provisionally · temporarily
gap
Unfilled space between
intermission · hiatus · break · waiting period · in-between · transition · breathing room · interregnum · interim period
stopgap
Temporary substitute measure
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- short-termOf limited duration
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
interim · pro tem · transitional · placeholder · band-aid · fill-in · stand-in · holding pattern · quick fix · bridging
concurrently
At the same time
- simultaneouslyAt the same instant
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- synchronouslyOccurring at identical moments
alongside · coinciding · coexisting · in tandem · together · at once · contemporaneously · side by side · in parallel
for now
At this time
- for the presentDuring this time only
- duringThroughout the span of
- whileDuring that period
pending · beforehand · preparatory · awaiting · provisionally · temporarily
meantimefinally
At the end
at last · eventually · ultimately · in the end · culmination
meantimemain event
Featured performance or contest
crux · focal point · showtime · zero hour · prime time
- in the meantimeDuring intervening time
time, meanwhile, meaningfully, meaning, meaningful, meaningless, meaner, meanest, meaningfulness