Learn Hardcore Hebrew: בינתיים אנחנו עובדים בחדר זמני, עד שהמשרד החדש יהיה מוכן. - Meanwhile we are working in a temporary room, until the new office is ready.

Breakdown of בינתיים אנחנו עובדים בחדר זמני, עד שהמשרד החדש יהיה מוכן.

What does בינתיים mean here, and how is it used?

בינתיים means in the meantime, meanwhile, or for now.

In this sentence, it sets the temporary situation:

It is a very common word when something is true only for the present period, while waiting for a change.

Examples:

בינתיים אני גר אצל ההורים. = For now, I’m living with my parents.
תתחיל בלעדיי, אני מגיע בינתיים. = depending on context, meanwhile / for the time being

So here it tells you that the current work arrangement is not permanent.

Why does the sentence include אנחנו? Isn’t עובדים enough to show we?

Yes, עובדים already shows we in context, because it is plural masculine/mixed-gender present tense.

So Hebrew could say:

But adding אנחנו makes the subject explicit:

This can sound:

Hebrew often includes subject pronouns even when the verb form already suggests the subject, especially in everyday speech.