
word choice - What is the correct usage of "meanwhile"? - English ...
Apr 19, 2011 · "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 …
Difference: Meanwhile vs meantime - English Language & Usage Stack …
Nov 1, 2011 · The dictionary will tell you that they are synonymous; I will tell you that "meanwhile" is more common than "meantime", unless you say "in the meantime". I would use "meanwhile", but "in …
word usage - Can you start a question using 'Meanwhile'? - English ...
Oct 22, 2020 · Meanwhile is an adverb. Like all adverbs it can start a sentence: Meanwhile, comma in my absence, did you receive an answer to your mail by one of my colleagues? Recently, comma in …
Synonym for meanwhile - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 9, 2021 · Meanwhile, Simplex, Lagrange, and NewX are probably the most commonly studied methods in empirical works. I have already checked online but I couldn't find much information googling.
Can "however" and "meanwhile" be used in the middle of a sentence?
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 …
Erstwhile, meanwhile, and - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jul 16, 2022 · If past is to present as erstwhile is to meanwhile, then present is to future as meanwhile is to thing while. What is the actual word that thing in the above statement refers to? Sometimes you …
Is anybody else bothered by the phrase "in the meanwhile?"
Nov 29, 2016 · 5 Meanwhile (originally two words, mean while) combines mean (intermediate) and while (time period) to describe some interval between two events. It has two uses. The first is adverbial, …
Meanwhile as a preposition - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
A preposition is (by definition) followed by a NP (noun phrase) and forms a bigger unit (a PP - preposition phrase) with it. In your example, "meanwhile" happens to be followed by a NP, but does …
adverbs - Difference between Meanwhile and While and also, please …
Jan 23, 2019 · Difference between Meanwhile and While and also, please find attached below the text. I am confused with this sentence [closed] Ask Question Asked 6 years, 9 months ago Modified 6 …
"For the time being" vs. "in the meantime"
Mar 23, 2018 · I am confused when to use "For the time being" and when to use "In the meantime". Are they interchangeable? Can you please explain with some examples?