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.

adverb

1. meanwhile def.

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

adverb

1. rare.
   meantime

Word History and Origins

Origin of interim¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of interim¹

C16: from Latin: meanwhile

Idioms and Phrases

see in the interim .

Example Sentences

“We were pleasantly surprised,” says Katie Tilford, interim executive director for the Theodore Payne Foundation, a nonprofit nursery and education center for native California plant life.

From Los Angeles Times

While the position remained vacant earlier this year, she claims, she was summoned to a meeting with interim Chief Dominic Choi, who asked her whether she could “get along with McMillion” if she took over SWAT.

From Los Angeles Times

In its interim report into infant formula, the CMA suggested better education about formula so that parents are not swayed by undue loyalty due to advertising by a brand.

From BBC

Would some of those players not here in Athens have been more minded to report had this been Tuchel's first game in charge as opposed to the dying embers of the Carsley interim regime?

From BBC

This final England camp under interim manager Lee Carsley before new coach Thomas Tuchel takes charge on 1 January has been chaotic even before a ball is kicked here in Athens, with eight players withdrawing from the original 26-man squad.

From BBC

Related Words

• provisional