interim

American  

[in-ter-uhm] / ˈɪn tər əm /

noun

1. an intervening time; interval; meantime.

   School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim.

2. a temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift.

   As an interim, her summer job was pretty good.

3. Church History. Interim, any of three provisional arrangements for the settlement of religious differences between German Protestants and Roman Catholics during the Reformation.

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adjective

1. for, during, belonging to, or connected with an intervening period of time; temporary; provisional.

   This is just an interim arrangement till office renovations are finished.

   She is the organization’s interim director while the board reviews applications for the role.

adverb

1. meanwhile.

interim ¹ British  

/ ˈɪntərɪm /

adjective

1. (prenominal) temporary, provisional, or intervening

   interim measures to deal with the emergency

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noun

1. the intervening time; the meantime (esp in the phrase in the interim )

adverb

1. rare meantime

Interim ² British  

/ ˈɪntərɪm /

noun

1. any of three provisional arrangements made during the Reformation by the German emperor and Diet to regulate religious differences between Roman Catholics and Protestants

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interim Idioms  

1. see in the interim.

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Etymology

Origin of interim

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin: “in the meantime,” from inter “between” + -im, adverb suffix

Example Sentences

Both countries agreed in the interim to abide by the terms of the uncompleted treaty and it later went into effect.

From BBC

Some student leaders in Bangladesh went on to hold key posts in an interim government, trying to shape the kind of country they had taken to the streets to fight for.

From BBC

When his interim position was announced a year ago and the presidential search was launched, Kim, who replaced outgoing President Carol Folt, was not considered to be a candidate for the job.

From Los Angeles Times

But when asked on the earnings call about whether asset sales were on the table, PayPal CFO and interim CEO Jamie Miller said the company was more focused on its “integrated strategy.”

From MarketWatch

Mahin described the new spending plan as one that tries to preserve as much interim and permanent housing as possible.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• provisional