meantime
English
/ˈmiːntaɪm/
noun
Definitions
- The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English menetime compound from English mean (lowly, base, signify, common) + English time.
Origin
English
time
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmastime English
- Dreamtime English
- Eastertime English
- Maytime English
- Paschaltime English
- Timese English
- aforetime English
- aftertime English
- airtime English
- all-time English
- antitime English
- anytime English
- autumntime English
- backtime English
- bath time English
- beamtime English
- bedtime English
- beforetime English
- bemean English
- betime English
- betimes English
- between-time English
- bigtime English
- birthtime English
- boomtime English
- breaktime English
- brunchtime English
- bytime English
- childtime English
- chowtime English
- classtime English
- coffeetime English
- counter-time English
- countertime English
- datetime English
- dawntime English
- daytime English
- deadtime English
- deathtime English
- demean English
- dinnertime English
- doubletime English
- downtime English
- drivetime English
- dusktime English
- eigentime English
- endtime English
- evetime English
- flexitime English
- floortime English
- flowtime English
- flytime English
- foretime English
- full-time English
- geomean English
- hangtime English
- hometime English
- hypertime English
- icetime English
- intermean English
- jailtime English
- kill-time English
- lagtime English
- laytime English
- leavetime English
- lifetime English
- longtime English
- lunch-time English
- lunchtime English
- mealtime English
- mean English
- meanable English
- meanest English
- meaneth English
- meanie English
- meaning English
- meanish English
- meanless English
- meanling English
- meanly English
- meanness English
- meanship English
- meantone English
- meanwhile English
- meany English
- midtime English
- mismean English
- mistime English
- moontime English
- naptime English
- nighttime English
- nontime English
- noon-time English
- noontime English
- oftentime English
- old timer English
- onetime English
- overtime English
- part-time English
- pea-time English
- peacetime English
- playtime English
- polytime English
- presstime English
- primetime English
- pseudotime English
- ragtime English
- realtime English
- retime English
- risetime English
- run time English
- schooltime English
- seedtime English
- semimean English
- showtime English
- sleepytime English
- smalltime English
- snacktime English
- snoozetime English
- snowtime English
- sometime English
- spacetime English
- springtime English
- storytime English
- sugartime English
- summertime English
- suppertime English
- teatime English
- time English
- time frame English
- time-barred English
- time-lapse English
- time-out English
- time-use English
- time-waste English
- timeable English
- timeband English
- timebank English
- timebase English
- timebook English
- timebound English
- timebox English
- timecard English
- timecode English
- timecourse English
- timeful English
- timekeep English
- timekeeper English
- timekeeping English
- timeless English
- timelike English
- timeline English
- timeling English
- timelord English
- timelore English
- timely English
- timeout English
- timepiece English
- timepleaser English
- timepoint English
- timeproof English
- timequake English
- timer English
- timesaver English
- timescale English
- timescaling English
- timescape English
- timeserver English
- timeshare English
- timesheet English
- timeshift English
- timeship English
- timeskip English
- timeslip English
- timeslot English
- timesome English
- timespan English
- timestamp English
- timestep English
- timestepping English
- timesteps English
- timestream English
- timesuck English
- timetable English
- timeward English
- timewasting English
- timewave English
- timeweighted English
- timewise English
- timework English
- timeworker English
- timeworn English
- timeworthy English
- timezone English
- timist English
- toforetime English
- traveltime English
- trimean English
- undertime English
- unmean English
- untime English
- waketime English
- wartime English
- whaddayamean English
- whole-time English
- wholetime English
- wintertime English
- worktime English
- yeartime English
- yestertime English
- youthtime English
- zonetime English
- timen German
- тайм Russian
- タイム Japanese
- menen Middle English
- menetime Middle English
- tyme Middle English
- टाइम Hindi
- mên Welsh
- tim Volapük
- taim Tok Pisin
- ten Sranan Tongo
- mean
- time
- meany
- timer
- unmean
- untime
- meanie
- bemean
- Timese
- timist
- retime
- demean
- betime
- bytime
- timely
- meanly
- evetime
- icetime
- meanish
- Maytime
- mismean
- anytime
- bedtime
- airtime
- flytime
- teatime
- onetime
- midtime
- ragtime
- wartime
- daytime
- timeful
- endtime
- betimes
- nontime
- geomean
- mistime
- naptime
- laytime
- trimean
- meaning
- timeout
- meanest
- meaneth
- bigtime
- lagtime
- timebox
- timebook
- risetime
- meanless
- time-out
- sometime
- semimean
- meanable
- timeworn
- timesuck
- showtime
- meanling
- moontime
- timecard
- hometime
- timespan
- boomtime
- timewise
- deadtime
- timeslot
- timecode
- pea-time
- timeless
- datetime
- timezone
- noontime
- hangtime
- meanness
- timeable
- timeband
- yeartime
- worktime
- timeward
- foretime
- realtime
- antitime
- timebank
- timesome
- timelord
- meantone
- timeship
- timeline
- flowtime
- mealtime
- overtime
- snowtime
- timelike
- jailtime
- longtime
- dusktime
- timeslip
- timelore
- backtime
- polytime
- meanship
- seedtime
- timekeep
- playtime
- lifetime
- timeling
- dawntime
- run time
- all-time
- waketime
- zonetime
- timework
- timeskip
- time-use
- timewave
- timestep
- beamtime
- chowtime
- timebase
- downtime
- undertime
- timeshare
- drivetime
- timescape
- timeproof
- timeshift
- bath time
- timesaver
- timetable
- nighttime
- timequake
- snacktime
- Dreamtime
- presstime
- smalltime
- birthtime
- aftertime
- part-time
- old timer
- leavetime
- childtime
- meanwhile
- full-time
- wholetime
- kill-time
- storytime
- timestamp
- timepoint
- timesteps
- intermean
- primetime
- oftentime
- breaktime
- lunchtime
- timebound
- timescale
- timesheet
- timepiece
- sugartime
- classtime
- peacetime
- noon-time
- eigentime
- deathtime
- spacetime
- floortime
- hypertime
- youthtime
- aforetime
- flexitime
- timeworthy
- timeworker
- coffeetime
- doubletime
- time-lapse
- dinnertime
- snoozetime
- sleepytime
- pseudotime
- brunchtime
- toforetime
- springtime
- timekeeper
- traveltime
- lunch-time
- Eastertime
- time-waste
- wintertime
- timestream
- time frame
- timeserver
- schooltime
- autumntime
- yestertime
- beforetime
- summertime
- timecourse
- whole-time
- suppertime
- Paschaltime
- time-barred
- timepleaser
- timekeeping
- countertime
- timescaling
- timewasting
- whaddayamean
- timestepping
- timeweighted
- between-time
- counter-time
- Christmastime