US /ˈɪntəɹɪm/
adj noun Freq #19668

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Holding a position or in use only for a short time until a permanent arrangement is made.

    They appointed an interim manager until the director returns.

  2. 2
    noun

    The period of time between two events.

    His car is in the shop, so they gave him a rental to drive in the interim.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · holding a position or in... caretakerprovisional
2 noun · the period of time between... meantimemeanwhilegap
Word family
Forms interims

Etymology

From Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

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