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Halftime vs Meantime - What's the difference?

halftime | meantime |

As nouns the difference between halftime and meantime

is that halftime is an alternative spelling of lang=en while meantime is the time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

As an adverb meantime is

during the interval; meanwhile.

halftime

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British)
  • (American football) The halftime show, the primary "light" entertainment of a game, after the second quarter when players can physically recover, coaches can berate players with a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.

    • 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.