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Interim has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the time between one event, process, or period and another

"meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

2

A transitional or temporary period between other events.

"The company hired a manager to serve as an interim leader during the search for a permanent executive."

In plain English: An interim is something that happens only for a short time until another thing takes its place.

"The interim manager will lead the team until a permanent director is appointed."

Usage: Use interim to describe a specific, short-term gap between two distinct phases of an event rather than a general state of waiting. It often appears in formal contexts like "in the interim" when referring to actions taken during that transition.

Adjective
1

serving during an intermediate interval of time

"an interim agreement"

2

Transitional.

"The interim manager will lead the team until a permanent successor is hired."

Example Sentences
"The interim manager will lead the team until a permanent director is appointed." noun
"We will hold off on final decisions until the interim period is over." noun
"The manager stepped in to lead the team during the interim before hiring a new boss." noun
"Please submit your report by the end of this interim week so we can finalize our plans." noun
See Also
between time interrex temporary betweentimes interims uttarakhand transitional between step
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
time interval
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
interregnum

Origin

The word interim comes from the Latin phrase meaning "in the meantime." It entered English to describe a temporary period between two events.

Rhyming Words
rim trim prim brim krim grim crim frim shrim purim strim skrim kerim karim scrim abrim betrim retrim antrim untrim
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