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Apparently vs Meantime - What's the difference?

apparently | meantime |

As adverbs the difference between apparently and meantime

is that apparently is plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently while meantime is during the interval; meanwhile.

As a noun meantime is

the time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

apparently

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
  • * (rfdate) ,
    • If he should scorn me so apparently .
  • Seemingly; in appearance only.
    • A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
  • According to what the speaker has read or been told.
    • Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
  • * 2006 , Lois Lewandowski, The Fatal Heir: A Gillian Jones Mystery , iUniverse, 978-0-595-39843-0, page 169:
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    Synonyms

    * (in a way that is manifest) obviously, plainly, clearly, evidently * (in appearance only) ostensibly, seemingly * (according to what one has heard) allegedly

    References

    * * English hedges English modal adverbs

    meantime

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mean time

    Noun

    (-)
  • The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.
    • I'll get started tomorrow but, in the meantime , let's see if we can get a few more opinions.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * for the mean time, for the meantime * in mean time, in meantime * in the mean time, in the meantime * this mean time, this meantime

    Related terms

    * meanwhile

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • during the interval; meanwhile
  • * 1919 , :
    • Meantime Pope Urban II convoked two councils, one after another.
  • * 1934 , edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 97:
    • Lunch will be in twenty minutes. Meantime : I have

    Usage notes

    Usually appears sentence-initially.