Answer:

meantime

Answer	Crossword Clue
MEANTIME	Interim
MEANTIME	Intervening stretch
MEANTIME	Transitional period

MEANTIME	Intervening period
MEANTIME	In the interval.
MEANTIME	Interim.
MEANTIME	Term in astronomy.
MEANTIME	During an interval.
MEANTIME	Interval.
MEANTIME	Interval
MEANTIME	"..., back at the ranch"

MEANTIME	Interim period
MEANTIME	Greenwich ...
MEANTIME	In the interim

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.