: an intervening time : interval
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Examples of interim in a Sentence
there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized
Recent Examples of interim from the Web
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Taking over for him in the interim is Brian Luciani, director of academics at Kenilworth Public Schools, according to ABC News.
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In the interim, the investor can use the euros purchased to buy European stocks.
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In the interim, Birchbox had to turn to venture debt in 2015, which hung over the company as revenue growth slowed and customer acquisition costs soared.
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Cosby even won some humanitarian awards in the interim.
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The National Assembly meets twice yearly to debate and approve new laws, but Cuba's Council of State stays in session throughout the year and approves decrees in the interim.
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In the interim, the Cowboys went about the task of improving the football team and stayed close to home with their first pick on Friday.
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In the interim, Adame lied to a bank about how much money he was being paid by the U.S. government.
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The space agency was led by Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot in the interim.
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Origin and Etymology of interim
Latin, adverb, meanwhile, from inter between — more at inter-
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First Known Use: circa 1580
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearinterim Synonyms
Synonyms
discontinuity, gap, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval;
Antonyms
Related Words
interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window;
: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
Examples of interim in a Sentence
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
Recent Examples of interim from the Web
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After interim Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis recommended last month that JCPS be placed under state control, the district was given 30 days to appeal his decision.
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The Reds interim manager talks about the team's extra-innings win over the Mets.
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Knox, who also will oversee special teams, served at the interim head coach at Mississippi State during the team’s bowl game after Mullen’s Nov. 26 hiring by UF.
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Rottner coming out of retirement to be appointed as the interim chief of Lincolnwood’s department was a gift, Parrott said.
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Carl Povilaitis formally became the Glendale police chief Tuesday after spending four months leading the agency as interim chief.
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In Leominster, interim police chief Michael Goldman said the hackers likely found their way into the school department’s computers through an open port, the digital equivalent of an unlocked door.
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County spokeswoman Mary Louise Madigan released a statement from Mike Young, interim chief of information technology, who also speculated that errors led to the Vox contract being improperly awarded.
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Dockery, who served as the department's chief of operations, was named interim chief after the death of Leos until a civil service test could be held and applicants interviewed, the fire department said in a news release Thursday (April 19).
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interim.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of interim
1604
interim Synonyms
Synonyms
ad interim, impermanent, provisional, short-term, temporary;
Near Antonyms
extended, lasting, long-range, standing;
dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual, timeless, undying, unending;
Related Words
expedient, improvised, makeshift;
intermediary, intermediate, transitional;
ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, short-lived, transitory;
conditional, contingent, limited, qualified, short-range, tentative;
INTERIM Defined for English Language Learners
INTERIM Defined for Kids
: a period of time between events
- He studied during the interim between tests.
Law Dictionary
: an intervening time — see also ad interim
: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
- an interim disposition
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