meanwhile

Definitions

In the intervening period of time.

At the same time; simultaneously.

Examples

The chef prepared the main course; meanwhile, the sous-chef chopped the vegetables.

She studied for her final exams all afternoon, and meanwhile, her friends went to the beach.

The rescue team searched the forest, while meanwhile, the helicopter scanned the coastline from above.

Synonyms

simultaneously concurrently meantime interim together synchronously coincidentally

Antonyms

afterward subsequently later previously beforehand eventually then