[in-ter-uh
m] 
| 1. | an intervening time; interval; meantime: in the interim. |
| 2. | a temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter) Church History. any of three provisional arrangements for the settlement of religious differences between German Protestants and Roman Catholics during the Reformation. |
| 4. | for, during, belonging to, or connected with an intervening period of time; temporary; provisional: an interim order. |
| 5. | meantime. |
| in·ter·im (ĭn'tər-ĭm) n. An interval of time between one event, process, or period and another. adj. Belonging to, serving during, or taking place during an intermediate interval of time; temporary: an interim agreement. See Synonyms at temporary. [From Latin, in the meantime; see en in Indo-European roots.] |