in the meantime

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   in the period of time between two times or two events

In the movies · 52

• What are we to live on in the meantime?The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
• In the meantime, everybody stays on salary.Casablanca1943
• And in the meantime, I'd maybe run.Knives Out2019
• In the meantime...The Whole Nine Yards2000
• In the meantime...The Devil All the Time2020
• And in the meantime...Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002
• In the meantime look aroundAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania2023
• In the meantime, fuck off.The Gentlemen2020

Learn it in full scenes

• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
  • Lucy Leaves Her In-Laws' House
  • Lucy Insists on Gull Cottage
  • Lucy Rents the Haunted House
• Casablanca1943
  • Ugarte Hands Rick the Letters
  • Ferrari Tries to Buy Rick's Café
  • Renault Warns Rick About Laszlo
• Knives Out2019
  • Police Question the Thrombeys
  • Blanc Introduces Himself to the Family
  • The Family Recounts Party Night

From the same entry

• for the meantime

More idioms

• be in control
• beat about the bush
• to cut a long story short
• the elephant in the room
• keep an eye open
• by themselves
• far from it
• feel good
• be no use
• put your foot down
• sooner or later
• on board