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.

Examples of in the interim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What can be done? Barahona thinks there should be more subsidized affordable housing, and more Safe Grounds to help people in the interim. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2024 Patients who typically sought care at the clinics are encouraged to go Saint Alphonsus’ nearby urgent-care clinics in the interim. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024 Interpreter changes In the wake of Mizuhara’s firing, Roberts said that Will Ireton, the team’s manager of performance operations, will serve as Ohtani’s interpreter in the interim. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Typically, the pilot won't specify that there's been a death, but rather a medical emergency; if pilots decide not to divert, the cabin crew will be tasked with handling the body in the interim. Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2024 That’s partly because an individual unit is only captured in the surveys every six months, even if the lease’s cost changed in the interim. Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024 While this might seem like a good idea in the interim as mortgage payments stay high, house hacking has its downsides. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024 How quickly that happens and how much the planet warms in the interim. Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 Though there have been one-off requests in the interim, those have been aimed at a single sector. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024

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“In the interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interim. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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