No. 315 in Hebrew
בינתיים
In the meantime.
In a sentence
בינתיים אני מכין את הקפה.
In the meantime, I am making the coffee.
The word 'בינתיים' here is used to indicate an activity happening concurrently with another context.
למדנו הרבה השבוע, ובינתיים, אנחנו נרגעים.
We learned a lot this week, and in the meantime, we are relaxing.
Here, 'בינתיים' bridges two ideas, suggesting a temporal pause or interim period.
השיעור יתחיל בעוד חמש דקות; בינתיים, אפשר לדבר.
The lesson will start in five minutes; meanwhile, we can talk.
In this instance, 'בינתיים' introduces an action to do while waiting for another.
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