Interim

//ˈɪntəɹɪm// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A transitional or temporary period between other events.

    "His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim."

  2. 2
    the time between one event, process, or period and another wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Transitional. not-comparable

    "Iraq's government is interim."

  2. 2
    Temporary. not-comparable

    "You are interim manager until he returns from hospital."

Adjective
  1. 1
    serving during an intermediate interval of time wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
meantimemeanwhileprovisionalbetween-timeabeyanceacting

Example

More examples

"Tom is serving as interim director."

Etymology

From Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

Related phrases

in the interiminterim governmentinterim ordertemporary jobwhile waiting

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