# interim

Pronunciation: say "IN-tuh-rim" /ˈɪntəɹɪm/

## Adjective

1. Lasting only for a limited time rather than permanently, until a lasting arrangement takes over.
   - Simple: Lasting only for a short time, until something more permanent is ready.
   - _The company named an interim leader while it searched for a new chief executive._
   - _Engineers installed an interim repair to keep the bridge open until full reconstruction._
3. Serving as a bridge between one stage or arrangement and the next while a change is underway.
   - Simple: Coming in the middle, during a change from one situation to another.
   - _An interim administration governed the territory throughout the move toward independence._
   - _The two parties signed an interim accord to maintain stability during the negotiations._

## Noun

2. A period of time that falls between two events or stages, marking the transition from one to the other.
   - Simple: A short period of time between two events or stages.
   - _During the interim between the two administrations, little policy actually changed._
   - _The permanent contract begins in March, and a temporary arrangement will fill the interim._

## Origin

From the Latin word interim, meaning "meanwhile."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/interim (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).