How is the word mientras tanto translated from Spanish to English

English translation
meanwhile
adverb

Durante el tiempo en que pasa otra cosa.

During the time when something else is happening.

Examples with “mientras tanto”

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  • Mientras tanto, preparé la cena. Meanwhile, I made dinner.

  • Ellos siguen esperando y, mientras tanto, nadie decide nada. They are still waiting and, meanwhile, nobody decides anything.

  • ¿Qué hacemos mientras tanto? What do we do meanwhile?

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