"in the mean time" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. Alternative form of in the meantime Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: in the meantime
    Sense id: en-in_the_mean_time-en-prep_phrase-5fZmkWgl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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