その間(あいだ)

そのあいだ
adverb / noun
during that time; meanwhile
1. during that time; meanwhile; in the meantime
refers to the period of time while something else is happening
電話(でんわ)している。その間(あいだ)、待(ま)っていてね。
I'm on the phone. Wait for me in the meantime.
料理(りょうり)が出来(でき)るまで三十分(さんじゅっぷん)かかる。その間(あいだ)に掃除(そうじ)をしよう。
The cooking will take 30 minutes. Let's clean in the meantime.
彼(かれ)は海外(かいがい)にいた。その間(あいだ)、私(わたし)が仕事(しごと)を引(ひ)き継(つ)いだ。
He was overseas. During that time, I took over his work.

COMPOUND:
その (that) + 間(あいだ) (interval, between)

READING:

  • その間(あいだ) - standard reading
  • その間(かん) - more formal/literary

USAGE:

  • その間(あいだ)に - during that time (for doing something else)
  • その間(あいだ) - meanwhile (standalone)

PATTERN:

その + noun pattern:

  • そのため - therefore
  • その後(ご) - after that
  • その前(まえ) - before that
  • その時(とき) - at that time

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • その間(あいだ)に - during that time
  • 一方(いっぽう) - meanwhile, on the other hand
  • それまで - until then
general
Added 2026.1.27 17:12
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