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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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interim

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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
Nigeria returns to frontier market status at the open of trading on Monday, September 21, a decision reached at the March interim review and published on April 7. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The temporary leaders of the mammoth museum project will instead be NSW Government Architect Abbie Galvin, who will step in as interim CEO, while Louise Herron AM will become an interim strategic advisor. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 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
  • Gates officially open Monday, August 31, but just over half of the attendees will arrive earlier to build the big art installations and other features of the temporary city.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • However, temporary court orders and pending litigation have affected the official list of qualifying professional degrees.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of temporary
Adjective
  • After years of legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and Romania, the Tates were arrested in Miami by US Marshals on July 18 on provisional arrest warrants requested by Britain.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Voters who have moved to another county may be required to vote in their previous county or cast a provisional ballot.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of provisional
Noun
  • By contrast, Hims ships larger quantities of products at less frequent intervals for a discount.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Korn says that Miller would call at the two hour mark, then 20 minutes later, and in decreasing intervals until Mica was home.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of interval
Adjective
  • Recreate these and more black-and-white outfits that hold the key to chic transitional dressing.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Now that summer will soon become fall, a pair of cropped pants feels like the perfect transitional style.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of transitional
Adjective
  • At the time, acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez attributed the changes to technical issues.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • PinkPantheress has locked in her first-ever acting role in a movie.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
Definition of acting
Noun
  • The explosions provide different interruptions, punctuating the moment as one of Keeley’s ideas plays out in real time.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The state also acknowledged technical interruptions affecting some schools during this year’s testing window.
    — Katie Pace Miles, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of interruption
Noun
  • Who cares who is on the bill at Daisy Chain Fields next year, if heat stroke is taking a hiatus?
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • During something of an unofficial hiatus, James was busy with solo material.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiatus
Noun
  • Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That’s not an easy gap to close, especially in a state with strict budget caps.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interim. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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