Therefore vs Meanwhile - What's the difference?
therefore | meanwhile |
(conjunctive) For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.
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(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
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, passage=Je pense, donc je suis (I think, therefore I am)}}
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1
, passage=In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts,
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, volume=100, issue=2, page=171, magazine=(American Scientist)
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During the time (that something is happening).
At the same time, but elsewhere.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19
As adverbs the difference between therefore and meanwhile
is that therefore is for that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated while meanwhile is during the time (that something is happening).As a noun meanwhile is
the time between two events.therefore
English
Adverb
(-)- I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
- Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore ?
Well-connected Brains, passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
- He blushes; therefore he is guilty.
Synonyms
* (for that purpose) so, thus, to that end, to this end * (consequently) hence, then, thus, accordingly, as a result, (math)Derived terms
*See also
*meanwhile
English
Adverb
(-)citation, passage=Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.}}