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The Clue
Intervening stretch (8 letter answer)
The Answer
MEANTIME
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Notes
The answer MEANTIME is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Interim
Intervening period
Definition
MEANTIME as a noun:
1. (interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag) = the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"
MEANTIME as an adverb:
1. (meanwhile, meantime, in the meantime) = during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified"