100 Words to Use Instead of “Meanwhile”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	All the while	During that time; concurrently.
2.	Along the way	During the process; en route.
3.	Alternately	In turn; in alternating sequence.
4.	As events unfolded	As things developed over time.
5.	As it happens	At the same time; coincidentally.
6.	As of now	At the present time.
7.	As things stand	Given the current situation.
8.	As time passed	As time went on.
9.	As we speak	At this very moment.
10.	At once	Immediately; at the same time.
11.	At that moment	At that specific time.
12.	At the same juncture	At that point in time.
13.	At the same time	Simultaneously; concurrently.
14.	At the same time,	Concurrently; simultaneously.
15.	At this juncture	At this point in time.
16.	At this stage	At this point in progress.
17.	Back at the ranch	Returning to the other situation.
18.	By comparison	When compared with another point.
19.	By contrast	In opposition; differing from that.
20.	By the same token	For the same reason; similarly.
21.	Concurrently	Happening at the same time.
22.	Currenty	At the present time.
23.	During this time	Throughout that period.
24.	Elsewhere	In another place; at another site.
25.	Even as	At the same time as.
26.	Even so	Nevertheless; despite that.
27.	For now	At present; temporarily.
28.	For the moment	Temporarily; at this time.
29.	From there	Starting at that point.
30.	Going forward	From this point onward.
31.	Here and now	In the present moment.
32.	In a parallel vein	In a similar, simultaneous way.
33.	In any case	Regardless; whatever the situation.
34.	In comparison	When comparing one thing to another.
35.	In contrast	Showing difference; oppositely.
36.	In due course	Eventually; at the appropriate time.
37.	In effect	In practice; essentially.
38.	In parallel	Alongside; concurrently.
39.	In the interim	In the time between events.
40.	In the meantime	During the intervening time.
41.	In the moment	At that very time.
42.	In the same moment	At the same time.
43.	In the same vein	Similarly; along similar lines.
44.	In this interval	Within this time gap.
45.	In this meantime	During this waiting period.
46.	In turn	One after another; successively.
47.	Just as	At the same time as.
48.	Just the same	Nevertheless; all the same.
49.	Just then	At that exact moment.
50.	Later on	At a later time.
51.	Meanwhile, elsewhere	At same time, in another place.
52.	More broadly	Considering the wider context.
53.	More importantly	With greater significance; chiefly.
54.	More to the point	More relevantly; more directly.
55.	Next	After that; subsequently.
56.	Now	At the present time.
57.	Now then	At this point; so.
58.	On a separate note	Changing topic; separately.
59.	On another front	In a different area of action.
60.	On one hand	From one perspective.
61.	On the flip side	Conversely; from another angle.
62.	On the other hand	From the opposite perspective.
63.	On the side	As a secondary activity.
64.	On the spot	Immediately; at the location.
65.	Over the same period	During that same time span.
66.	Over time	As time progresses.
67.	Parallelly	In parallel; concurrently.
68.	Pending that	Until that happens.
69.	Presently	Soon; or at present.
70.	Rather	More accurately; instead.
71.	Right away	Immediately; without delay.
72.	Right then	At that exact time.
73.	Separately	Independently; in another instance.
74.	Side by side	Together; concurrently.
75.	Simultaneously	At the same moment.
76.	So far	Up to this point.
77.	Sometime later	At an unspecified later time.
78.	Soon after	Not long afterward.
79.	Still	Nevertheless; even so.
80.	Subsequently	Afterward; following that.
81.	That being said	Even so; despite that.
82.	That said	Nevertheless; still.
83.	Then	At that time; next.
84.	Thereafter	After that; from then on.
85.	Thereupon	Immediately after that.
86.	This being the case	Given that; under these conditions.
87.	This said	Having said that; nevertheless.
88.	Throughout	During the whole time.
89.	To begin with	As a first point.
90.	To date	Up to now.
91.	To that end	For that purpose.
92.	Together with that	Alongside that; concurrently.
93.	Under the circumstances	Given the situation.
94.	Until then	Up to that time.
95.	Up to now	Until the present moment.
96.	While	During the time that.
97.	While at it	At the same time; additionally.
98.	While that happens	During that occurrence.
99.	While this is happening	During this ongoing action.
100.	While this occurs	During this event.