meantime

• ظرف زمان يفيد معنى «في الأثناء» أو «في الفترة الفاصلة بين حدثين»، ويُستعمل للدلالة على وقوع شيء في الوقت نفسه الذي يقع فيه شيء آخر أو انتظار أمر ما. وهو مرادف غالبًا لعبارة «في الوقت نفسه».

An adverb meaning "in the intervening period" or "at the same time." It is often interchangeable with 'meanwhile' and indicates something happening concurrently or while waiting for something else.

1. During the intervening timeB1formal

   In the period of time between two events or while waiting for something else to happen.

   في الوقت نفسه

   • The repair will take two hours; in the meantime, you can wait in the lounge.
   • She is finishing her degree; in the meantime, she works part-time.
   • The package will arrive next week; in the meantime, please use the temporary supplies.

   المرادفاتfor the time beingmeanwhiletemporarily

• اسم يشير إلى الفترة الزمنية الواقعة بين حدثين أو أثناء وقوع شيء آخر.

A noun referring to the period of time between two events or while something else is happening.

غير معدود

1. The intervening timeB1formal

   The period of time between two events or while waiting for something to happen.

   الفترة الفاصلة

   • In the meantime, please review the documents.
   • The meeting starts in an hour; in the meantime, let's grab coffee.
   • He will arrive soon; in the meantime, we can prepare the room.

   المرادفاتinterimintervalmeanwhile