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meanwhile

 
 
/ˈmiːnˌwaɪl/ adverb

Translation

in the time between two things happening, or while something else is happening
bu sırada, bu esnada, bu zaman zarfında, bu süre içinde
The mother is ill. The child, meanwhile, is living with foster parents.1583
(Definition of meanwhile adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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