meanwhile
英検2級・大学受験その間に・一方、その間に・一方で
意味
- =meantime
例文
Meanwhile, you can get a little sleep.
それまで少し横になるといいよ。
Meanwhile, you can stay with us.
それまで、僕たちと一緒にいるといいよ。
Meanwhile, a new year began.
とかくするうちに年が明けた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English menewhile, equivalent to mean (“intermediate”) + while. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the mean while, noun being conventionally written as one word after the adjective.