linking adverb · neutral

meanwhile

/ˈmiːnˌwaɪl/MEAN·while

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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

meanwhile (adv) adverbmean (adj/verb) — not related in meaning misc

Common mistakes

He left, meanwhile I stayed at home.He left; meanwhile, I stayed at home.

I did my homework meanwhile watched TVI did my homework while I watched TV / I did my homework; meanwhile, I watched TV.

Say it for a higher band

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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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