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Meantime vs Concurrently - What's the difference?

meantime | concurrently |

As adverbs the difference between meantime and concurrently

is that meantime is during the interval; meanwhile while concurrently is in a concurrent manner; at the same time.

As a noun meantime

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

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.

    concurrently

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • in a concurrent manner; at the same time