: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
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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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Earnest Rouse was the interim who filled in when Schulte resigned.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Analysts have interpreted the strikes as a warning against the new Syrian government in Damascus, headed by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and its backer, Turkey.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Much damage can be done in the interim.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Earnest Rouse was the interim who filled in when Schulte resigned.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Armstrong was announced as the interim president of the New York City university in August 2024 after then-President Minouche Shafik announced her immediate resignation, following student protests over the Israel-Hamas war that roiled the campus.
—Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
Analysts have interpreted the strikes as a warning against the new Syrian government in Damascus, headed by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and its backer, Turkey.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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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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