in the meantime

ADVERB
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH I

in the meantime is a valid 15-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1T1H4E1M3E1A1N1T1I1M3E1
1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does in the meantime mean?

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

During the intervening time.

“in the meantime the police were notified”