No. 543 in Macedonian
меѓувреме
"Меѓувреме" means "meantime" or "in the meantime" in English.
In a sentence
Во меѓувреме, јас ќе го подготвам ручекот.
In the meantime, I will prepare the lunch.
Used to denote actions happening simultaneously or within the same time frame.
Марија чита книга, а во меѓувреме, нејзиниот брат свири гитара.
Maria is reading a book, and meanwhile, her brother is playing the guitar.
Indicates simultaneous actions occurring in the present.
Прво оди во продавница, а во меѓувреме, нарача кафе.
First, she went to the shop, and in the meantime, she ordered coffee.
Highlights an action taking place within an overlapping timespan of another sequence of events.
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