ondertussen

Etymology
From.

Adverb

 * 1) meanwhile, in the meantime
 * De cursisten maakten de toets en ondertussen bekeek de docent de schrijfopdrachten.

Usage notes
Ondertussen is sometimes incorrectly claimed to be a false contamination of and, but its usage dates back to at least 1548. In contrast, the earliest mention of intussen was from 1722.