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: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
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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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Noun
This time, the board spent six days looking for an interim, interviewed two candidates and those interviews lasted 10 minutes each.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
Yet Oakland Police Department leaders also could have done more to ensure the grant was successfully submitted, the report said, especially since Oakland interim’s police chief, Darren Allison, appeared to take responsibility for pursuing the grant shortly after the city learned of its existence.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Adjective
In addition, Torrey Pines and Valley Center elevated interim coaches to the head position.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
Under a new interim rule issued by the Biden administration, the president can put the border restrictions into effect when average border arrests surpass 2,500 migrants for seven days in a row — as is the case today.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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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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