interim

²interim

adj

Definition of INTERIM

: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim

Examples of INTERIM

1. <putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage>
2. <will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed>

First Known Use of INTERIM

1604

Related to INTERIM

Synonyms: ad interim, impermanent, temporary, provisional, provisionary, provisory, short-term

Antonyms: long-term, permanent

Related Words: acting; alternate, proxy, substitute; expedient, improvised, makeshift; intermediary, intermediate, transitional; ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, short-lived, transitory; conditional, contingent, limited, qualified, short-range, tentative; replaceable, terminable, terminate

Near Antonyms: final, fixed, set, settled; unconditional, unlimited, unqualified; extended, lasting, long-range, standing; dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending

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