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meantime vs interval

interval vs meantime

meantime and interval both are nouns.

meantime is an adverb but interval is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meantime Yes No No Yes
interval Yes No No No
As nouns, interval is a hypernym of meantime; that is, interval is a word with a broader meaning than meantime:
  • meantime: the time between one event, process, or period and another
  • interval: a definite length of time marked off by two instants
Other hypernyms of meantime include time interval.
meantime (noun) interval (noun)
the time between one event, process, or period and another the distance between things
a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
the difference in pitch between two notes
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
meantime (adverb) interval (adverb)
during the intervening time
Difference between meantime and interval

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