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interim
in·ter·im I0187200 (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.]interim (ˈɪntərɪm) adj (prenominal) temporary, provisional, or intervening: interim measures to deal with the emergency. nthe interim the intervening time; the meantime (esp in the phrase in the interim)advrare meantime[C16: from Latin: meanwhile]
Interim (ˈɪntərɪm) n (Historical Terms) any of three provisional arrangements made during the Reformation by the German emperor and Diet to regulate religious differences between Roman Catholics and Protestantsin•ter•im (ˈɪn tər əm) n. 1. an intervening time; interval; meantime: in the interim. 2. a temporary or provisional arrangement. adj. 3. for, during, or connected with an intervening period of time; temporary; provisional: an interim order. [1540–50; < Latin: in the meantime] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | interim - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"meantime, meanwhile, laginterval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instantsinterregnum - the time between two reigns, governments, etc. | Adj. | 1. | interim - serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
interimadjective1. temporary, provisional, makeshift, acting, passing, intervening, caretaker, improvised, transient, stopgap, pro tem an interim reportnoun1. interval, meanwhile, meantime, respite, interregnum, entr'acte He was to remain in jail in the interim.interimnounAn interval during which continuity is suspended:break, gap, hiatus, lacuna, void.adjective1. Intended, used, or present for a limited time:impermanent, provisional, short-range, short-term, temporary.2. Temporarily assuming the duties of another:acting, ad interim, pro tem, provisional, temporary.Translationsderweilvorläufigintervalleprovisoiretemporairetemporaneointerimnel frattempoIdiomsSeein the interiminterim
interim (ĭn'tĕr-ĭm) [L. interim, in the meantime] 1. An intervening period. 2. Temporary, preliminary, or provisional.Interim Related to Interim: Interim analysis, Interim Financial StatementsInterim[Latin, In the meantime: temporary; between.] An interim dean of a law school, for example, is an individual who is appointed to fill the office of dean during a temporary vacancy or a period during which the regular dean is absent due to an illness or disability. INTERIM. In the mean time; in the meanwhile. For example, one appointed between the time that a person is made bankrupt, to act in the place of the assignee until the assignee shall be appointed, is an assignee ad interim. 2 Bell's Com. 355. AcronymsSeeintegerinterim Related to interim: Interim analysis, Interim Financial StatementsSynonyms for interimadj temporarySynonyms- temporary
- provisional
- makeshift
- acting
- passing
- intervening
- caretaker
- improvised
- transient
- stopgap
- pro tem
noun intervalSynonyms- interval
- meanwhile
- meantime
- respite
- interregnum
- entr'acte
Synonyms for interimnoun an interval during which continuity is suspendedSynonymsadj intended, used, or present for a limited timeSynonyms- impermanent
- provisional
- short-range
- short-term
- temporary
adj temporarily assuming the duties of anotherSynonyms- acting
- ad interim
- pro tem
- provisional
- temporary
Synonyms for interimnoun the time between one event, process, or period and anotherSynonymsRelated Words- interval
- time interval
- interregnum
adj serving during an intermediate interval of timeRelated Words |