in the interim

phrase

: at or during the same time : meanwhile
The regulations are scheduled to go into effect next winter, and in the interim, we'll be working hard to make all of the appropriate changes.

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Triple-A Rochester’s pitching staff is almost entirely composed of relievers at the moment, which has given a few pitchers (righty Zak Kent, lefty Jared Simpson) a shot to try the switch out in the interim. Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 An equipment manager got to work to replace them, and Thomas only missed the rest of that series as Mbow took his snaps in the interim. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 What looked like a through road on the map would often have transformed in the interim into a field. Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 The latter war was ended by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement; among its provisions were a future referendum for independence as well as semiautonomous status for the south in the interim. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the interim

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“In the interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interim. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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