Synonyms

ad interim

American

[ad in-tuh-rim] / æd ˈɪn tə rɪm /

adverb

in the meantime. ad int.

ad interim British

/ æd ˈɪntərɪm /

adjective

ad int. for the meantime; for the present

ad interim measures

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ad interim

From Latin: literally, “for the time between”

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Ad interim it is impossible for the Government to be defeated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ad interim, however, he managed to defeat the plan of President Cleveland to name Mr. Francis as a member of his cabinet in 1893.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper

Ad interim, if I may be pardoned that expression, I shall give you this betel-box which is highly valuable article and cost me two rupees only four years ago.'

From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard

Ad interim protection 1905 U. S. trade-mark act 1905 Fraser v.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

Books only ad interim Ad interim protection seems to be confined exclusively to a book as such, and therefore does not apply to articles in periodicals.

From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Bowker, Richard Rogers

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023