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What's the difference between "In the meantime" and "meanwhile"?
Are they interchangeable?
26 окт. 2016 г., 12:21
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Not really.
'Meanwhile' means at the same time. For example:
'John waited for the baggage to arrive. Meanwhile, Mary went to pick up the hire car'.
This suggests that both actions happened simultaneously.
'In the meantime' refers to a temporary situation , usually when you are waiting for something to happen. For example:
'Your computer won't be fixed until the end of the week. In the meantime, you can borrow someone's laptop.'
26 октября 2016 г.
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UPDATE: Su.Ki. is correct (of course).
“meanwhile” has two different meanings:
1) (which is synonymous with “in the meantime”)
In the intervening period of time:
‘meanwhile, I will give you a prescription for some pills’
2) (which is not the same as “in the meantime”):
At the same time:
‘steam for a further five minutes; meanwhile, make a white sauce’
Can we agree on this Su.Ki.?
26 октября 2016 г.
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