meanwhile

Adverb

• 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
    

• at the same time but in another place
  • meanwhile, back at the ranch...
    

Noun

• the time between one event, process, or period and another
  • meanwhile the socialists are running the government
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  meantime , in the meantime , interim , lag