How is the word mientras tanto translated from Spanish to English

English translation
in the meantime
phrase

Durante el tiempo que pasa hasta que ocurre otra cosa.

During the time until something else happens.

Examples with “mientras tanto”

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  • La cena no está lista; mientras tanto, toma un poco de pan. Dinner is not ready; in the meantime, have some bread.

  • Mientras tanto, terminé dos capítulos enteros. In the meantime, I finished two whole chapters.

  • ¿Qué hacemos mientras tanto? What should we do in the meantime?

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