: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
an interim assignment
Examples of interim in a Sentence
Noun
there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized
Adjective
putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage
will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
Afterward, the city cycled back to interims — first Huth, and now Hernandez.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Iwana Chronis has been appointed as CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund, succeeding Sandra den Hamer who has served as interim director for the past three years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The Supreme Court elevated a pair of TPS cases, involving the revocation of the status from Haiti and Syria, from the emergency docket to its merits docket for arguments later this month, but did not allow the lifting of the lower courts’ blocks in the interim.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
Afterward, the city cycled back to interims — first Huth, and now Hernandez.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
After a rocky search for a replacement, the board named King, a district insider who served as interim CEO.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Iwana Chronis has been appointed as CEO of the Netherlands Film Fund, succeeding Sandra den Hamer who has served as interim director for the past three years.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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interim
1 of 2 noun
in·ter·im
ˈin-tə-rəm 
: an intervening time see also ad interim
interim
2 of 2 adjective
: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
an interim disposition
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