in the meantime

idiom

1

: during the time before something happens or before a specified period ends

The new computers won't arrive until next week, but we can keep using the old ones in the meantime.

2

: while something else is being done or was being done

She spent four years studying for her law degree. In the meantime, she continued to work at the bank.

Examples of in the meantime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Deadline understands Langenberg is leaving her SVP, Format Sales & Productions role at the end of the year to spend more time with her family and the role will be reviewed in the meantime. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024

Liman didn’t issue a ruling on the condo Tuesday, saying it will be discussed at an Oct. 28 hearing, but said Giuliani can’t try to sell the condo in the meantime or do anything that would diminish its value. —Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

Swimming in the pond or harvesting any fish is prohibited in the meantime. —Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2024

Corgan has spoken about plans to give Machina II an official release for more than a decade, but in the meantime, the album is still floating around on the World Wide Web as originally intended. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024