Definition of interim
: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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In the interim, Douglas Lindsay will continue as acting principal trumpet for the other weeks.
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Nora LaFreniere, Otis vice president and general counsel, and Mark George, Otis vice president for finance and chief financial officer, will lead Otis in the interim until a successor is appointed.
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The Panthers were working on an extension for the 34-year-old Davis before Gettleman was fired, and those talks have continued under interim GM Marty Hurney, sources said.
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Courrèges president Francois le Menaheze will be leading the brand in the interim.
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In the interim, Congress could come up with a replacement for the Obama health care plan.
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Clearly, his military and national security staff set him straight in the interim.
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But newcomers OBO’ and Amaro have helped fill the meatball gap admirably in the interim.
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Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz, the Mariners two selections for the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, plan to play on Tuesday night at Marlins Park if American League interim manager Brad Mills calls on them.
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Origin and Etymology of interim
interim Synonyms
Synonyms
discontinuity, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), gap, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesisAntonyms
continuation, continuityRelated Words
caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window; entr'acte; bumper; adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension; lull, recess, respite, rest; subintervalNear Antonyms
continuum, run, stretch; procession, progressionDefinition of interim
: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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Until then, Sally Roush, a previous SDSU administrator, is serving as interim president.
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Derrick Johnson, NAACP interim president and CEO, cited racist incidents and the statistic that African-Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than Caucasians.
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Aecon has been without a permanent chief executive officer since November, when executive chairman and founder John Beck replaced Terrance McKibbon on an interim basis.
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NNU did just that on Thursday, taking the interim tag off Paul Rush’s title and officially naming him the Crusaders’ new head coach.
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Then, over the last several months, Roitman has acted as interim CEO, broadening her role to include management of both the Boynton Beach and Palm Beach Gardens buildings and staffs (of which there are more than 350 people combined).
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Katie Stompor is interim director of strategic communications and public relations at Purdue University Northwest.
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UAE investigators will look at the actions of the flight crew after no problems were found with the aircraft's systems or engines, according to an Aug. 6 interim report from the the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority.
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As interim communications director, Hicks' role will be to manage the communications strategy of Trump and the White House, according to Newsweek.
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First Known Use of interim
1604
interim Synonyms
Synonyms
ad interim, impermanent, temporary, provisional, provisionary, provisory, short-termAntonyms
long-term, permanentRelated Words
acting; alternate, proxy, substitute; expedient, improvised, makeshift; intermediary, intermediate, transitional; ephemeral, fleeting, fugitive, short-lived, transitory; conditional, contingent, limited, qualified, short-range, tentative; replaceable, terminable, terminateNear Antonyms
final, fixed, set, settled; unconditional, unlimited, unqualified; extended, lasting, long-range, standing; dateless, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, perpetual, timeless, undying, unendingINTERIM Defined for English Language Learners
interim
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noun
Definition of interim for English Language Learners
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: a period of time between events
interim
adjective
Definition of interim for English Language Learners
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: used or accepted for a limited time : not permanent
INTERIM Defined for Kids
interim
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noun
in·ter·im
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Definition of interim for Students
:a period of time between events
- He studied during the interim between tests.
Law Dictionary
legal Definition of interim
:an intervening time — see also ad interim
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