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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
Vesper was also based in London and reported to Scrosati, who has since been leading the film and drama teams on an interim basis alongside the wider management teams at those units. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 July 2026 Howard University reinstated roughly 200 of the 502 incoming students who were suddenly unenrolled last week, its interim president said Wednesday. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 31 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
  • In 2025, Sunshine Health issued a temporary pause on adding practitioners to make sure the state's network providers are all credentialed.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Established by Congress in 1990, TPS gives temporary protection to people who don’t feel safe returning to countries plagued by disaster or armed conflict such as El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of temporary
Adjective
  • The court has ordered provisional measures but has not ruled that Israel committed genocide.
    — Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The provisional estimate for the year to date is 14,526, 43% lower than last year and 14% below the equivalent period in 2024.
    — Philip Aldrick, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of provisional
Noun
  • Weeks 4 through 6 drop the rest intervals and build to a continuous 20-, 25- and then 30-minute walk.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The latest season represented about 94% of viewing this interval.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Definition of interval
Adjective
  • Too many brands exhaust their marketing budgets fighting for attention during the primary event when real power lies in owning the transitional micro-moment immediately following exertion.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Under the plan, a transitional authority called the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza would have a monopoly on weapons in the Gaza Strip, and Hamas would need to relinquish any involvement in governance, the officials said.
    — Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 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
  • The intense media attention surrounding her may have hastened her decision to step away from the spotlight, but the hiatus may have been in the works for some time.
    — Roberta Mercuri, Vanity Fair, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Mulroney went on hiatus for the latter half of Season 14, returning in the finale.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiatus
Noun
  • The exchange came as the county office projects the district will need to close a $150 million gap by June 2027 to avoid a state takeover.
    — Chaewon Chung Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Managers who are not developing become the ceiling for every person under them, and the accumulation of underdeveloped management ceilings is what an 80% pipeline-confidence gap looks like from the inside.
    — Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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