"meanwhile use" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meanwhile uses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} meanwhile use (plural meanwhile uses)
  1. (urban studies, architecture) short-term use of a vacant site; a place subject to such a use Categories (topical): Architecture, Urban studies Hyponyms: pop-up Translations (short-term use): Zwischennutzung [feminine] (German)

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          "ref": "2013 March 19, Rosie Niven, “Top tips for communities taking care of their assets”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Established legal routes you can pursue to acquire land and buildings include: meanwhile use, community asset transfer, exercising your right to bid or right to reclaim land, working with your local authority to pursue compulsory purchase on the community's behalf – and, of course, straightforward purchase.",
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          "ref": "2018 October, Nicolas Bosetti and Tom Colthorpe, \"Meanwhile, in London: Making Use of London’s Empty Spaces\" (Centre for London) p.26",
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