: 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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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Rather than simply push for a race-neutral application of the law, Carl thinks that white people can achieve a color-blind future only by pursuing zero-sum politics in the interim.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Zylstra takes over the role from Edith Chapin, formerly NPR’s editor in chief and interim chief content officer, who left the organization last fall.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 June 2026
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Noun
In the interim, though, some of the restaurants in Palo Alto’s downtown had invested heavily in creating their own parklets.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Rather than simply push for a race-neutral application of the law, Carl thinks that white people can achieve a color-blind future only by pursuing zero-sum politics in the interim.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
Adjective
Instead, the commission is still operating under interim procedures approved in 2021.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Zylstra takes over the role from Edith Chapin, formerly NPR’s editor in chief and interim chief content officer, who left the organization last fall.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for interim
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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