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Where did the phrase "In the Mean Time" come from?“”

mike | March 18, 2010 | | portal.polala.com

  • Mean usually means either...

    1. Not nice
    2. Synonym for average.
    3. Definition, like a word means something.

    But what's up with the context of "in the mean time" ?


  • MEAN
    Noun
    1. the middle point, state, or course between limits or extremes
    2. Maths
    a. the mid-point between the highest and lowest number in a set
    b. the average
    Adjective
    1. intermediate in size or quantity
    2. occurring halfway between extremes or limits; average [Late Latin medianus median]


  • "In the meantime" is an idiom. Origin of most of the
    idioms is unknown.

    http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/in+t...

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meantim...


  • The phrase is "in the meantime". "Meantime" is one word. The word dates back to the early to mid-14th century and means a time between two events. It is using the mathematical definition of "mean" meaning the center or average.







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