2008年5月11日 星期日

in the mean time

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in the mean time [while] =in the MEANTIME.
in the meantime until something expected happens, or while something else is happening:
Your computer won't be arriving till Thursday. In the meantime, you can use Jude's.

mean・time

━━ ad., n. とかくするうちに; (the ~) その間.
in the meantime [meanwhile] とかくするうちに, 差し当たり; 話変って(一方では).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)
Synonym: mean solar time

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