Synonyms for Meanwhile
ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪlmean·while

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1. meanwhileadverb

   Synonyms:
   meanwhilst, the while, in the meantime, meantime

2. meanwhileadverb

   During the time (that something is happening).

   Synonyms:
   in the meantime, meantime, the while, meanwhilst

3. meanwhileadverb

   At the same time, but elsewhere.

   Synonyms:
   meantime, in the meantime, meanwhilst, the while

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadverb

   the time between one event, process, or period and another

   "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

   Synonyms:
   interim, stave, slowdown, lag, retardation, meantime, meanwhile

2. meanwhileadverb

   at the same time but in another place

   "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

   Synonyms:
   meantime, in the meantime

3. meanwhile, meantime, in the meantimeadverb

   during the intervening time

   "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"

   Synonyms:
   meanwhile, meantime, in the meantime

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1. meanwhileadjective

   Synonyms:
   in the mean time, in the interim

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. meanwhileadverb

   Synonyms:
   meantime, during the interval

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1. List of paraphrases for "meanwhile":

   meantime, concurrently, moreover, furthermore, simultaneously, besides

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1. Jitesh Ubrani:

   In recent years, from a design perspective, Apple’s most significant changes were introducing larger screen sizes and a gold/rose gold iPhone, meanwhile, their competition has clearly surpassed them by employing different materials, curved screens, OLED displays and more.

2. Jack Ablin:

   The Fed is fixated on jobs and its ability to throttle inflation. Meanwhile unless we get a lousy jobs number tomorrow I think the Fed is going to be on the hook to explain themselves if they're not going to raise.

3. Maya MacGuineas:

   But they are projected to rise again next year and exceed $1 trillion annually within a decade, meanwhile, debt levels are the highest they have ever been other than around World War II, and without a serious course correction they will only continue to rise over the long run.

4. The Russian nuclear physicist:

   It's my dream, i think the two countries can be allies, because together, we can do many things. Stepping on each other's toes won't be good for anyone. Edward Lozansky pointed to the support provided by Russia after 9/11, when Moscow helped facilitate transit of material for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, as an example of Russian cooperation. As the political relationship between America and Russia now founders, Lozansky, still Edward Lozansky, works behind the scenes, organizing scientific and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Meanwhile, people in Moscow say anti-Americanism is at an all-time high, worse even than it was back in Soviet days. A recent poll by the Levada Center in Moscow, which is as close as there is to an independent pollster, found 70 percent of Russians have a negative view of United States. It looks like anti-Americanism is a newly found synonym for Russian patriotism.

5. Craig Erlam:

   Greece may be easing us into the quieter summer months, however there is still plenty to focus on in the markets, with commodities grabbing plenty of attention, meanwhile, earnings season is also well underway and could prove key in determining whether we will see rate hikes this year and companies attempt to weather the strong dollar storm.