: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
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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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Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 May 2024
Then, in late March, Hall was appointed to BOPA’s 13-member interim board.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Milwaukee Public Schools has found its interim leader, Eduardo Galvan.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2024
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Noun
Pluto will then move forward in Aquarius and stay there for the next 20 years (with the occasional progression into Pisces and retrograde into Aquarius during the interim).
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 May 2024
Then, in late March, Hall was appointed to BOPA’s 13-member interim board.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Adjective
Sterling will serve as the interim CEO of Central Florida’s Holocaust Center, effective immediately, as the organization works to revamp its plans for a new museum in downtown Orlando.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Milwaukee Public Schools has found its interim leader, Eduardo Galvan.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2024
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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