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adjective

Definition of interimnext
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as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage

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as in provisional
serving in a position for the time being will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed

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noun

ˈin-tə-rəm How to pronounce interim (audio)
as in interval
a break in continuity there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized

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Recent Examples of interim
Adjective
Michelle Cote, lead instructor for CCEI and currently serving as interim director of the Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, taught the class how to create a strong business model. — Claire Hall, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 Barnes originally joined the Pride as an interim assistant coach on then-interim head coach Seb Hines’ staff during the final 15 games of the 2022 campaign. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Noun
The appeals court has yet to consider the broader arguments, and its decision on Wednesday was only on whether to grant the stay in the interim. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 July 2026 Associate head coach Tim Brewster took over as the interim and won both remaining games to finish 5-7. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interim
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interim
  1. temporary
  2. provisional
  3. interval
  4. transitional
  5. acting
  6. interruption
  7. hiatus
  8. gap
Adjective
  • The temporary waivers marked a central US concession for Iran to reopen the crucial waterway, reaping almost immediate financial benefit for Tehran.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The venue will feature a 10,000-seat permanent stadium, two temporary show courts, and eight other field courts.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of temporary
Adjective
  • An Omani delegation was reportedly in Tehran on Friday and Saturday in efforts to negotiate a provisional arrangement to manage the transit of shipping through the waterway.
    — Mike Sheen,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • The research team already filed a provisional patent application and has moved on to prototype testing.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Definition of provisional
Noun
  • The four-hour production (which includes a 20 minute interval) is set just before the events in Martin’s novels and will follow the great houses of Westeros as ambition, family bonds and succession collide during the reign of the Mad King.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Save intervals, heavy lifts and hard runs for earlier in the evening or the next morning.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of interval
Adjective
  • These outfits will even work for those transitional weeks into fall so you’re covered for all the months ahead.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 23 July 2026
  • Overall, the region has over two homeless people per shelter bed, according to the analysis of shelter inventory data, which includes homeless shelters and transitional housing.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of transitional
Adjective
  • PinkPantheress has locked in her first-ever acting role in a movie.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • Foreign aid has been a clear focus; after USAID was razed last year, Vought was made acting administrator and tasked with overseeing the closeout of the agency.
    — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 22 June 2026
Definition of acting
Noun
  • The robot immediately responds to the interruption and halts the operation, illustrating Unitree’s focus on continuous human-robot interaction and dynamic task adaptation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • The money sits in the business interruption and the extra expense, the long dead stretch while a specialised transformer or a particular chip waits on an 18-month backorder.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of interruption
Noun
  • Though The Rolling Stones never formally broke up, Jagger and Richards both released solo projects during a mini-hiatus.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • Savannah took a two-month hiatus from her job at Today after her mom’s disappearance.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
Definition of hiatus
Noun
  • But, in the background, cost of living woes were worsening for others, and the wealth gap was widening.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Robot tracks victims, retrieves The system is aimed at a critical gap in maritime search and rescue.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
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