/ 5mi:ntaIm; `min9taIm/ adv meanwhile 其间;同时: I continued working. Meantime, he went out shopping.我继续工作. 这期间他出去买东西.
> meantime n (idm 习语) in the `meantime meanwhile 在此期间; 与此同时: The next programme starts in five minutes: in the meantime, here's some music. 下一节目五分钟後开始, 现在先播放些音乐.