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

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Etymology

Origin of ad interim

From Latin: literally, “for the time between”

Example Sentences

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Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Raymond Greene, the chargé d’affaires ad interim at the U.S.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2021

Meanwhile, ad interim chief of staff Henning Wechsung will become the division’s head of strategy, Koerner said.

From Reuters • Jul. 23, 2021

Ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009, but because he was not yet reconfirmed by the Senate, his official title was to be Chargé d 'Affaires ad interim.

From Fox News • Oct. 22, 2019

But many of these officers served on an ad interim basis, meaning they were simply filling in until their bosses returned.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2018

This was a defeat, for the same day the prefect ad interim, Morellet, adjured the population not to proclaim the Commune, but to respect the authority of the Assembly.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.

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