interim
Syllables: in·ter·im/ˈɪntəɹɪm/
interim adjective: transitional.
Adjective
interim (not comparable)
- transitional
- Iraq's government is interim.
- 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
- temporary
- You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- provisional, caretaker
Noun
interim (plural interims)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- between-time, gap, interlapse, lapse, meantime, meanwhile
interim meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
interim in Hindi
- interim
- अंतरिम antrim, अंतर्कालीन antarkālīn
interim in Tamil
- இடைக்கால, இடைக்காலம், இடைப்பட்ட
interim in Marathi
- अंतरिम
interim in Urdu
- interim
- انترم antrim
More languagesFewer languages
- interim in Bengali
- মধ্য moddho
- interim in Malayalam
- ഇടക്കാലം, കാലാന്തരാളം, ഇടനേരം, ഇടവേള
- interim in Kannada
- ನಡುವಣ ಕಾಲ, ಮಧ್ಯಂತರ, ನಡುವಿನ ಹೊತ್ತು, ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ
- interim in Punjabi
- ਅੰਤਰਿਮ
- interim in Gujarati
- વચગાળો vacgāḷo
- interim in Odia
- ମଧ୍ଯ଼ବର୍ତ୍ତୀକାଳୀନ
- interim in Sanskrit
- अन्तर्धि antardhí
- interim in Nepali
- अन्तरीम, अन्तरिम
- interim in Malay
- peralihan, sementara
- interim in Indonesian
- peralihan, sementara
Examples of interim in a sentence
- The office will be closed for a while, but in the interim, you can just email us.
- Barcelona will have to pay even more if he is fired in the interim.
- We built an interim anchor and Mike rapped down to Jeff.
Synonyms of interim
Forms of interim
| plural | interims |
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Origin of interim
Borrowed from Latin interim (“meanwhile”).
Words formed from interim
Phrases with interim
Questions about interim
- What does interim mean?
- Interim means transitional.
- What is interim in Hindi?
- Interim in Hindi is अंतरिम (antrim), अंतर्कालीन (antarkālīn). See Interim meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is interim?
- Interim can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce interim?
- Interim is pronounced /ˈɪntəɹɪm/.
Words near interim in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: interim (page history and authors); अंतरिम (Hindi) (page history and authors); interim (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interim (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); انترم (Urdu) (page history and authors); মধ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); interim (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interim (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); interim (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); interim (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अन्तर्धि (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); interim (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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