{
    "term": "meantime",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "for a short period of time but not permanently",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm changing my email address but for the meantime you can use the old one."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the period of time between two times or two events",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My first novel was rejected by six publishers. In the meantime I had written a play."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The next programme starts in five minutes; in the meantime, here’s some music."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmiːntaɪm/",
                "audio": "me/meantime/meantime__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmiːntaɪm/",
                "audio": "me/meantime/meantime__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a noun): from mean(noun) + time."
}