Explore Meanwhile through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like meantime or interim. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Meanwhile in a sentence
Meanwhile meaning
The time between two events.
Using Meanwhile
- The main meaning on this page is: The time between two events.
- Useful related words include: meantime, interim, lag, time interval.
- In the example corpus, meanwhile often appears in combinations such as: meanwhile is, meanwhile was, meanwhile has.
Context around Meanwhile
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 16 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Meanwhile
- In this selection, "meanwhile" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, effective, wine, robins, ensuring, vowed and led stand out and add context to how "meanwhile" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 206 5m meanwhile and activists meanwhile vowed to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "meanwhile" sits close to words such as vehicle, quickly and design, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with meanwhile
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Arsenal finished fourth after spending £206.5m, meanwhile. (8 words)
Another fan, meanwhile, raged about Nigel Farage's inclusion. (9 words)
Another snap, meanwhile, saw the musician standing up wearing nothing. (10 words)
A further £657,388 of funding from Active Travel England will meanwhile pay for a raft of other schemes, such as community cycle clubs – which aim to enable and motivate people to change the way they travel – and grants for e-bikes and e-cargo bikes. (46 words)
Adams, meanwhile, led the way in Japan four years ago, claiming seven tries and finishing one short of equalling the record for most touchdowns during one World Cup that is jointly held by Jonah Lomu, Bryan Habana and Julian Savea. (40 words)
To have the ability to make it fly at the low ecological thickness, they investigated everything, making it as light as they could while meanwhile ensuring that it is strong and effective meanwhile. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
To have the ability to make it fly at the low ecological thickness, they investigated everything, making it as light as they could while meanwhile ensuring that it is strong and effective meanwhile.
A bottle of £8 Barefoot Pinot Grigio wine, meanwhile, could rise 44p.
A confident Robins, meanwhile, said: “It’s a new era, there’s no doubt about that, and it feels like that.
Activists, meanwhile, vowed to continue their rallies, which have persisted for weeks, sometimes drawing tens of thousands of protesters.
Adams, meanwhile, led the way in Japan four years ago, claiming seven tries and finishing one short of equalling the record for most touchdowns during one World Cup that is jointly held by Jonah Lomu, Bryan Habana and Julian Savea.
A fair point, meanwhile, is that this actually might serve United against City.
A fifth person, meanwhile, is lying face-up and sprawled on the floor nearby while the alleged attack is taking place.
A further £657,388 of funding from Active Travel England will meanwhile pay for a raft of other schemes, such as community cycle clubs – which aim to enable and motivate people to change the way they travel – and grants for e-bikes and e-cargo bikes.
A garden-variety par for Brooks Koepka, meanwhile, to stem the bleeding.
Alejandro Garnacho and Rashford, meanwhile, were repeatedly spotted strolling around the pitch as Newcastle attacked down either wing.
Alex, meanwhile, began “struggling to stay on top of the drugs and painkillers and the morphine,” Allan says.
A lifeless Clodagh meanwhile was lying face down on the sitting room sofa wearing her pyjamas and dressing gown.
A major boost in February meanwhile came from construction, with a 2.4% monthly surge in output accompanied by a jump in the construction PMI output index to 54.6.
And meanwhile, you want to do your job well and prove yourself.
Andrew and Sarah, meanwhile, continue to maintain a close relationship and share the same house at Royal Lodge.
Another fan, meanwhile, raged about Nigel Farage's inclusion.
Another snap, meanwhile, saw the musician standing up wearing nothing.
Anthony Mackie's character Sam Wilson, meanwhile, will be taking on the mantle of Captain America in New World Order following the events of the Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Apple, meanwhile, says that iMessage simply doesn’t have enough EU users to be classified as a gatekeeper.
Arsenal finished fourth after spending £206.5m, meanwhile.
Common combinations with meanwhile
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: