linking adverb · neutral
meanwhile
/ˈmiːnˌwaɪl/MEAN·while
at the same time; used to indicate that something is happening at the same time as another event
Examples
“He was fixing the car; meanwhile, I prepared dinner.”
“Prices were rising; meanwhile, wages stayed the same.”
“I started the report; meanwhile, my colleague gathered the data.”
Band 8 sentence
“The government announced new policies; meanwhile, local authorities began planning implementation steps.”
Collocations
- meanwhile, + clause
- meanwhile at the same time
Word family
Common mistakes
He left, meanwhile I stayed at home.→He left; meanwhile, I stayed at home.
I did my homework meanwhile watched TV→I did my homework while I watched TV / I did my homework; meanwhile, I watched TV.
Say it for a higher band
5while→6at the same time→7+meanwhile
Synonyms
in the meantime
simultaneously
Easily confused
in the meantime
“She started the experiment; in the meantime, the team prepared the samples.”
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