Oxymoron

: in general —used to say that a statement is true in most cases or at most times The workers are in the main very capable. The weather has in the main been quite good.

Verb. maim, cripple, mutilate, batter, mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence.

for the most part

1 : during the time before something happens or before a specified period ends The new computers won’t arrive until next week, but we can keep using the old ones in the meantime. 2 : while something else is being done or was being done She spent four years studying for her law degree.

Meantime is the one that’s usually used as a noun—that is, as the object of the preposition in phrases like “in the meantime” and “for the meantime”: We’re headed to the beach this afternoon. In the meantime, I’m going to the grocery store.

In the meantime is widespread in formal and informal speech and writing, including social media.

What is another word for in the meantime?

Meanwhile and meantime can both be nouns or adverbs and are interchangeable. “Meantime” is more frequently seen as a noun, in the phrases “in the meantime” and “for the meantime.” “Meanwhile” is usually seen as an adverb, such as in “meanwhile, back at the farm.”

I want to buy a car, I don’t have enough money but in 3 months I will, so for the meantime I’m taking the bus. It would not, however be incorrect to say in the meantime. Generally “in the meantime” is used when you are waiting for something to happen, so you do something else until the other thing or person is ready.

Meantime sentence example

1. In the meantime , Thanksgiving was coming up – and then Christmas.
2. In the meantime , I’ll keep this locked up.
3. But in the meantime , hunger will stay with us even in the world of plenty.
4. In the meantime Mildred had got the letter and crept away with it.

meantime Add to list Share. The meantime is the time between two events. In the meantime, I’m playing with the dog.” This word has been around since the fourteenth century, although it was originally two separate words, mean time. Its root is the word mean, which means “middle or intermediate.”

I shall stay here for the time being. I am staying at the hotel for the time being. For the time being, he’s staying at a neighboring hotel. You should play along with him for the time being.

in the meantime

1. for the time being.
2. meantime.
3. meanwhile.
4. sometimes.
5. temporarily.