Interim Definition

ĭntər-ĭm
noun
The period of time between; meantime.
Webster's New World
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adjective
For or during an interim; temporary; provisional.
An interim council.
Webster's New World
Belonging to, serving during, or taking place during an intermediate interval of time; temporary.
An interim agreement.
American Heritage

Transitional.

Iraq's government is "interim'.
Wiktionary

Temporary.

You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.
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Other Word Forms of Interim

Noun

Singular:
interim
Plural:
interims

Origin of Interim

  • From Latin in the meantime en in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin interim (“meanwhile”)

    From Wiktionary

Interim Sentence Examples

  • But the king intervened and the existing interim was indefinitely prolonged.

  • Don't waste money on interim pieces of equipment.

  • Then began a religious interim, which was gradually prolonged for ten years, during which time Protestantism in Poland flourished exceedingly.

  • An electronic typewriter may be appropriate interim provision for a period.

  • Perhaps I'll steal a car for interim transportation while I cruise about, searching for a playmate.

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Words Starting With

IININT

Words Ending With

MIMRIM

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Words Starting With I and Ending With M

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