No. 5,809 in Dutch
onderwijl
Meanwhile; in the meantime.
In a sentence
Hij las een boek, onderwijl luisterend naar de muziek.
He read a book while listening to the music.
Here, 'onderwijl' is used to indicate that an action (listening to music) is taking place simultaneously with another action (reading a book).
De leerlingen werkten ijverig, onderwijl kijkend naar de klok.
The students worked diligently while glancing at the clock.
In this sentence, 'onderwijl' emphasizes the concurrency of activities—working diligently and occasionally looking at the clock.
Onderwijl ging de leraar door met zijn voordracht.
Meanwhile, the teacher continued with his lecture.
Here, 'onderwijl' functions as 'meanwhile,' indicating that the teacher's action occurred concurrently with other unspecified activities or circumstances.
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