inzwischen

meanwhile

adverb in-TSVISH-en Less Common

Also means

by now

Usage Note

inzwischen means 'meanwhile' (during an interval) and also 'by now' (a change that has since happened): Inzwischen ist alles anders. It is more flowing than the near-synonym mittlerweile, with which it often interchanges.

Examples

"Inzwischen ist es dunkel geworden."

Natural Translation

By now it has grown dark.

Literal Translation

Meanwhile is it dark become.

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