'Meanwhile' definitions:

Definition of 'meanwhile'

adverb

At the same time but in another place; "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

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" [syn: meanwhile, meantime, in the meantime]

noun

The time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" [syn: interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag]

Definition of 'Meanwhile'

From: GCIDE

Meantime \Mean"time`\, Meanwhile \Mean"while`\, n. The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time). [1913 Webster] Meantime

Definition of 'Meanwhile'

From: GCIDE

Meantime \Mean"time`\, Meanwhile \Mean"while`\, adv. In the intervening time; during the interval. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'meanwhile'

From: Moby Thesaurus

ad interim,
at a stretch,
between acts,
betweentimes,
betweenwhiles,
during the interval,
during the time,
en attendant,
for a time,
for the meantime,
for the moment,
for the nonce,
in the interim,
in the meanwhile,
interim,
interval,
meantime,
pendente lite,
temporarily,
the while,
until then,
while