: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
an interim assignment
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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Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
In the interim, the government has established matching fund schemes and collaborative financing models designed to strengthen partnerships between Indonesian filmmakers and global industry players.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Watson emailed Milstein, who was then interim city manager, expressing frustration over how she and another Black female city leader were excluded from an upcoming City Council workshop, according to The Sacramento Bee’s previous reporting.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
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Noun
What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
In the interim, the government has established matching fund schemes and collaborative financing models designed to strengthen partnerships between Indonesian filmmakers and global industry players.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Adjective
Earlier this year, Saab largely vanished from public view amid reports that he had been detained shortly after interim President Delcy Rodríguez removed him from the cabinet.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Watson emailed Milstein, who was then interim city manager, expressing frustration over how she and another Black female city leader were excluded from an upcoming City Council workshop, according to The Sacramento Bee’s previous reporting.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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