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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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Even with a pending renewal, lawyers emphasized that beneficiaries are protected from deportation in the interim.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
But in the interim, there are efforts in higher education to reduce animosity and encourage constructive interactions and discussion between people with different perspectives.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Snelling has been ordered to remain on house arrest in the interim.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“In the interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interim. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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