in the interim
idiom
: 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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But in the interim, something even more shocking had occurred.
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Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Nearly everyone talking about playing a late-year ramp in stocks in recent weeks allowed for the prospect of some October downside volatility in the interim, and this is a fairly mild bout of it so far.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
The county is required by its charter to hold a special election instead of appointing a permanent replacement, and Greg Monteverde, who previously was the assistant assessor, is serving in the interim.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Everyone stayed quite busy in the interim and kept a foot in the door with music.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
Nearly everyone talking about playing a late-year ramp in stocks in recent weeks allowed for the prospect of some October downside volatility in the interim, and this is a fairly mild bout of it so far.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
The county is required by its charter to hold a special election instead of appointing a permanent replacement, and Greg Monteverde, who previously was the assistant assessor, is serving in the interim.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Everyone stayed quite busy in the interim and kept a foot in the door with music.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2025
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“In the interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interim. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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