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interim en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɪntəɹɪm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) transitional
   • In a period of transition from steam to diesel, many of the schemes are inevitably of an interim nature and only on full dieselisation will the final pattern be determined and full benefit derived. 1960 June, “Diesel locomotive operation on the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 374:
   • Iraq's government is interim.
2. (not-comparable) temporary
   • Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware. 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
   • You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.

Synonyms

caretaker · provisional

Translations (49)

fi väliaikainen (transitional) · ms peralihan (transitional) · tr geçici (temporary) · ka გარდამავალი (transitional) · pl tymczasowy (temporary) · uk проміжний (transitional) · sh preliminaran (transitional) · hy անցումային (transitional) · ru временный (temporary) · bg временен (temporary) · yue 過渡嘅 /过渡嘅 (transitional) · de übergangsweise (transitional) · ang hwílendlic (temporary) · uk тимчасовий (temporary) · da midlertidig (transitional) · bg промеждутъчен (transitional) · es ad ínterim (transitional) · ru переходный (transitional) · ms sementara (temporary) · ja 過渡期の (transitional) · fi väliaikainen (temporary) · de zwischenzeitlich (temporary) · ka ტრანზიციული (transitional) · cs přechodný (transitional) · bg преходен (transitional) · yue 臨時嘅 /临时嘅 (temporary) · cs prozatímní (temporary) · de interimistisch (transitional) · hy ժամանակավոր (temporary) · ca interí (temporary) · ka შუალედური (transitional) · sh prelazan (transitional) · ca interí (transitional) · es interino (transitional) · ja 過渡的な (transitional) · nl tussentijds (transitional) · sh privremen (temporary) · sh prijelazan (transitional) · es interino (temporary) · ca interinitat (transitional) · pl przejściowy (transitional) · cs dočasný (temporary) · id sementara (temporary) · ja 一時的な (temporary) · es ad ínterim (temporary) · ga eatramhach (transitional) · da midlertidig (temporary) · id peralihan (transitional) · ka დროებითი (temporary)

interim en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɪntəɹɪm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

Meanings

1. A transitional or temporary period between other events.
   • His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim.

Forms

Deriveds

interimistic · winterim · interimly · noninterim · interim government · Interimist · interim order · in the interim

Hypernyms

period

Hyponyms

window

Relateds

interspace · ad interim

Synonyms

between-time · interlapse · meanwhile · lapse · interim · gap · meantime · between-time

Translations (25)

de Interim (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · de Übergangszeit (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · fr intervalle (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · es ínterin (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · pl przejściówka (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · ca interí (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · bg промеждутък (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · id sementara (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · yue 過渡期 /过渡期 (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · cs mezidobí (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · pt intervalo (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · es interín (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · fr intérim (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · de Zwischenzeit (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · uk проміжок (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · ja 過渡期 (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · es ínterim (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · da mellemtid (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · pt ínterim (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · it intervallo (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · uk тим часом (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · gu વચગાળો (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · ka დროის შუალედი (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · ka დროის მონაკვეთი (a transitional or temporary period between other events) · ca interinitat (a transitional or temporary period between other events)