adverb
meanwhile, in the meantime
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Mittlerweile is a temporal adverb meaning 'meanwhile' or 'in the meantime'. It signals a change or a state that has developed up to now. Used in main clauses for time reference; not inflected. Often interchangeable with 'inzwischen', but may emphasize accumulated change or contrast.
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Mittlerweile regnet es nicht mehr, deshalb können wir spazieren gehen.
In the meantime it's stopped raining, so we can go for a walk.
Ich habe das Buch gekauft; mittlerweile habe ich es schon zweimal gelesen.
I bought the book; meanwhile I've already read it twice.
Obwohl viele Fragen offen blieben, war mittlerweile klar, dass Änderungen notwendig waren.
Although many questions remained unanswered, it was meanwhile clear that changes were necessary.
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imagine a clock moving forward while two events overlap
sounds like 'mean while' -> meanwhile
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A temporal adverb used to indicate that something is true at the present time in contrast to an earlier time. Common in spoken and written German.