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

The proceeds will flow to U.S.-controlled bank accounts for now, Wright said, and the U.S. will later distribute them to Venezuela’s interim authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fletcher confirmed he will remain in charge for Sunday's FA Cup tie against Brighton, while United reportedly look to appoint an interim manager for the rest of the season.

From Barron's

Venezuela, for its part, has not confirmed that it will provide the oil to the U.S., and it’s unclear if Venezuela’s interim government will cooperate operationally.

From Barron's

The interim advice was withdrawn by the watchdog in October.

From BBC

On Tuesday, the US president said that Venezuela would be "turning over" up to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, but Venezuela's interim government has yet to comment on that statement.

From BBC

Related Words

• provisional