mentrestant

Meaning

meanwhile, in the meantime

Concepts

meanwhile

meantime

then

in the interim

in the mean time

during

in the meanwhile

in the meantime

Synonyms

al mateix temps

Translations

nel frattempo

mientras tanto

unterdessen

mittlerweile

pendant ce temps-là

intanto

pendant ce temps

cependant

interim

derweil

währenddessen

inzwischen

einstweilen

εν τω μεταξύ

Pronounced as (IPA)

[mən.tɾəsˈtan]

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: mientras tanto

In summary

From mentre + estant, or possibly mentre + tant with an adverbial -s inserted. Compare Spanish mientras tanto.