meanwhile

adverb/ˈmiːnˌwaɪl/

Frequency rank: #2,140 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

At the same time; while something else is happening.

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Example sentence

She was cooking dinner; meanwhile, he was setting the table.

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