ad interim

[ ad in-tuh-rim ]

adverb

1. in the meantime. : ad int.

ad interim

/ æd ˈɪntərɪm /

adjective

1. for the meantime; for the present ad int

   ad interim measures

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad interim¹

From Latin: literally, “for the time between”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad interim¹

Latin

Example Sentences

The study, led by first author Elliot Murphy, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and senior author Nitin Tandon, MD, professor and chair ad interim of the department in the medical school, was published today in Nature Communications.

From Science Daily

The new appointments announced are 'ad interim' and might be changed again.

From Reuters

It also appointed Michael J. Rongetti as ad interim chief executive officer of the asset management division and said in a statement all three would report to Koerner.

From Reuters

The post in one of the United States' key allies has been filled by a charge d'affaires ad interim for more than a year since the last ambassador to South Korea, former navy admiral Harry Harris, stepped down as Biden took office in January 2021.

From Reuters

Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Raymond Greene, the chargé d’affaires ad interim at the U.S.

From Washington Post