# meantime

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmiːntaɪm/ · frequency rank #6,710

## Definitions
1. The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

## Etymology
From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.

## Common misspellings (11)
`emantime`, `maentime`, `meanitme`, `meanntime`, `meantiem`, `meantimme`, `meantmie`, `meanttime`, `meatnime`, `menatime`, `mmeantime`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meantime