| meantime | | |
| n. (time) | 1. interim, lag, meantime, meanwhile | the time between one event, process, or period and another.; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government" |
| ~ interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| ~ interregnum | the time between two reigns, governments, etc.. |
| adv. | 2. in the meantime, meantime, meanwhile | 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" |
| meanwhile | | |
| adv. | 1. meanwhile | at the same time but in another place.; "meanwhile, back at the ranch..." |
| while | | |
| n. (time) | 1. patch, piece, spell, while | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" |
| ~ time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).; "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" |
| ~ cold snap, cold spell | a spell of cold weather. |
| ~ hot spell | a spell of hot weather. |
| ~ snap | a spell of cold weather.; "a cold snap in the middle of May" |
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