2011年4月19日 · "Meanwhile" is a word meaning "while something else is happening." It is used to bridge references to two actions that are happening simultaneously. I was sitting in my car at the train station, waiting for my wife, who was supposed to be home on the 6:40. Meanwhile, she was on a different train going to God-knows-where.

2011年11月1日 · Dictionary.com indicates that both words can be used as either a noun or adverb, but I've only heard meanwhile used as an adverb and meantime used as a noun. Meanwhile, back at the ranch John was saddling up his horse. My plane doesn't leave for another two hours, in the meantime I'll grab a bite to eat and catch up on some reading.

Is it acceptable to have the joining words meanwhile and however in the middle of a sentence? I have always thought that they should open a sentence, unlike other conjunctions such as because or although which can used at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle.

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2020年10月22日 · Meanwhile may be used to start a sentence, but not in the way you have attempted. “I was absent with illness. Meanwhile, my colleagues dealt with my emails”. Meanwhile here refers to the period during which I was ill. Meanwhile = until something expected happens, or while something else is happening: Cambridge dictionary

In your example, "meanwhile" happens to be followed by a NP, but does not form a unit with it, so it is not a preposition. [There are some words, such as after which can be used both as prepositions and in different ways, but meanwhile is not one of them as far as I know].

2022年7月16日 · If past is to present as erstwhile is to meanwhile, then present is to future as meanwhile is to thingwhile. What is the actual word that thing in the above statement refers to? Sometimes you hear people say that such and such will happen in " the next [ little ] while", so I'm wondering if the possible neologism nextwhile would suit.

2019年1月23日 · If you want meanwhile to make sense in this sentence, there needs to be a preceding action or event. As a stand alone sentence using meanwhile sounds awkward here. On the other hand "While" sounds fine if the sentence is stand alone.

2012年4月30日 · Yes, "Please be informed that..." is correct, as is "For your information". Both formulations are common and current.

2018年3月23日 · Yes and No. Ok it may seem to very much unclear to understand in the starting but let me explain it to you. In the mean time means while something is happening. and Time being means while you are free, so that you can utilise your time...So yes you can use it interchangeable but only when you are free.