What does interim mean?

Definitions for interim
ˈɪn tər əmin·ter·im

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lagadjective

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

    "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

  2. interimadjective

    serving during an intermediate interval of time

    "an interim agreement"

Wiktionary

  1. interimnoun

    A transitional or temporary period between other events.

    His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim.

  2. interimadjective

    transitional

    Iraq's government is "interim'.

  3. interimadjective

    temporary

    You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.

  4. Etymology: From interim

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Interimnoun

    Mean time; intervening time.

    Etymology: interim, Latin.

    I a heavy interim shall support,
    By his dear absence. William Shakespeare, Othello.

    One bird happened to be foraging for her young ones, and in this interim comes a torrent that washes away nest, birds, and all. Roger L'Estrange.

    In this interim my women asked what I thought. Tatler.

ChatGPT

  1. interim

    Interim refers to a temporary or provisional period between two events, actions, or positions. It commonly denotes a temporary arrangement or appointment that serves as a bridge or placeholder until a permanent solution or decision is made. It can be used in various contexts, such as interim government, interim CEO, interim report, or interim measures.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Interimnoun

    the meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc

  2. Interimnoun

    a name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics

  3. Etymology: [L., fr. inter between + im, an old accusative of is he, this, that.]

Wikidata

  1. Interim

    Interim is an album by British rock band The Fall, compiled from live and studio material and released in 2004. It features the first officially released versions of "Clasp Hands", "Blindness" and "What About Us?" — all of which were later included on the band's next studio album Fall Heads Roll — as well as the instrumental "I'm Ronnie the Oney". The remaining tracks are all new versions of previously released songs, mostly from studio rehearsal recordings. Interim was originally to be titled Cocked, possibly a reference to Unofficial Fall Website editor Stefan Cooke.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Interim

    in′tėr-im, n. time between or intervening: the meantime: in the history of the Reformation, the name given to certain edicts of the German emperor for the regulation of religious and ecclesiastical matters, till they could be decided by a general council—as the Augsburg Interim (1548), &c. [L.,—inter, between.]

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'interim' in Adjectives Frequency: #694

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of interim in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of interim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of interim in a Sentence

  1. Ameet Hariani:

    This is an interim sort of measure taken by the court, and the decision on the patent of sitagliptin is subject to final orders.

  2. Antony Blinken:

    We have been working overtime to try to understand what happened and who might be responsible, while we have reached some significant interim findings, we are not done. We will continue the mission to investigate these incidents and provide access to world-class care for those who needit.

  3. Maria Teresa Belandria:

    The interim president of Venezuela will meet on Thursday afternoon with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the Planalto Palace.

  4. Michael Proctor:

    But in the interim, the council has disenfranchised the residents of the 10th District. today marks day one of due process for Mark Ridley-Thomas.

  5. Mary Bono:

    It is with profound regret, coupled with a deep love for the sport of gymnastics and respect for those who aspire to be great gymnasts, that I today tendered my resignation as the interim CEO of USA Gymnastics.

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  • Jane Cooney
    Jane Cooney
    would a monthly interim service mean a monthly service in the meantime?
    LikeReply7 years ago

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