in the meantime

in the meantime
An adverb phrase is a group of words used to describe a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (e.g., de plus en plus).
adverb phrase
a. en attendant
The movie starts at four. In the meantime, let's grab coffee.Le film commence à seize heures. En attendant, allons prendre un café.
b. pendant ce temps
Liam was cooking dinner, and in the meantime, Noah set the table.Liam préparait le dîner et, pendant ce temps, Noah mettait la table.
c. pendant ce temps-là
Valentino's waiting for class to start. He's reading a novel in the meantime.Valentino attend que le cours commence. Il lit un roman pendant ce temps-là.
d. entre-temps
You left to buy eggs more than an hour ago! In the meantime, I had to figure something else out.Tu es sorti acheter des œufs il y a plus d’une heure ! Entre-temps, j’ai dû me débrouiller autrement.
e. entretemps
My vacation is three months away. In the meantime, I'm going to start planning my itinerary.Il reste trois mois avant mes vacances. Entretemps, je vais commencer à planifier mon itinéraire.
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