: 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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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2026
There’s been a lot of small-screen Star Wars content in the interim, so you'd be forgiven for having lost track of what Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu have been up to.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The Phillies walked into Petco Park with a 17-8 record since baseball ops chief David Dombrowski fired Thomson after a 9-19 start and installed Mattingly, the team’s bench coach, as the interim manager under general manager Preston Mattingly.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
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Noun
At the time, Warsh was the youngest person ever to serve on the central bank’s board, and returned more than a decade later after working with legendary investor Stan Druckenmiller in the interim.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2026
There’s been a lot of small-screen Star Wars content in the interim, so you'd be forgiven for having lost track of what Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu have been up to.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Adjective
After cutting ties with long-time manager Rob Thomson and installing bench coach Don Mattingly as his interim replacement, the Phillies seem to be back on track for another postseason run.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The Phillies walked into Petco Park with a 17-8 record since baseball ops chief David Dombrowski fired Thomson after a 9-19 start and installed Mattingly, the team’s bench coach, as the interim manager under general manager Preston Mattingly.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 27 May. 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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