- (prenominal) temporary, provisional, or intervening: interim measures to deal with the emergency
- the interim ⇒ the intervening time; the meantime (esp in the phrase in the interim)
- rare meantime
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ter•im /ˈɪntərəm/USA pronunciation
n.
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [uncountable]
- in the interim, in the time period between another time;
meantime:In the interim, we'll wait for an answer.
adj. [before a noun]
- temporary;
provisional:An interim government was appointed.
in•ter•im
(in′tər əm),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
adv.
- an intervening time;
interval;
meantime:in the interim. - a temporary or provisional arrangement;
stopgap;
makeshift. - Religion(cap.) Ch. Hist. any of three provisional arrangements for the settlement of religious differences between German Protestants and Roman Catholics during the Reformation.
adj.
- for, during, belonging to, or connected with an intervening period of time;
temporary;
provisional:an interim order.
adv.
- meantime.
- Latin: in the meantime
- 1540–50
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interim /ˈɪntərɪm/ adj
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- int.
- refresher
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