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interim

[ in-ter-uhm ]

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


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.

Interim

1

/ 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


interim

2

/ ˈɪntərɪm /

adjective

  1. prenominal temporary, provisional, or intervening

    interim measures to deal with the emergency

noun

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

adverb

  1. rare.
    meantime

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Word History and Origins

Origin of interim1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of interim1

C16: from Latin: meanwhile

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Idioms and Phrases

see in the interim .

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Example Sentences

Importantly, as part of the interim plan, Iran has diluted or converted its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium.

To date, much of the details of the diplomacy and even the interim deal between Iran and the West are shrouded in secrecy.

That means Hwang could have consolidated his position in the interim and now feels secure enough to travel for a day.

In the interim, I had to decide whether I was going to quit or be a professional and finish the scene.

That brings us to the next theory: Alex Vause is Nancy during her behind-bars interim.

Railways of course formed part of our inquiry, but they were dealt with in our Interim Reports.

Richardotus, spoke somewhat more plainly, That he knew not what in this interim should be done against England.

During the interim Severne had found that his glooming was becoming altogether too realistic for his peace of mind.

He had just been betrothed, was not yet wedded; thought good to turn the interim to advantage in that way.

What the Tobacco-Parliament's specific insinuations and deliberations were, in this alarming interim, no Hansard gives us a hint.

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