interim

English

Etymology

From Latin interim (“meanwhile”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈintɜrim/

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Adjective

interim (not comparable)

1. transitional

   Iraq's government is "interim'.

2. temporary

   You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.

Translations

transitional

Dutch: tussentijds (nl) German: übergangsweise (de), Übergangs- (de)

Polish: przejściowy (pl) m., przejściowa (pl) f., przejściowe (pl) n. Serbo-Croatian: prelazan (sh), prijelazan (sh), preliminaran (sh)

temporary

German: zwischenzeitlich (de) Polish: tymczasowy (pl) m., tymczasowa (pl) f., tymczasowe (pl) n., tymczasowi (pl) m. pl.

Serbo-Croatian: privremen (sh)

Noun

interim (plural interims)

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.

Translations

a transitional or temporary period between other events

French: intervalle (fr) m. German: Übergangszeit (de) f., Zwischenzeit (de) f. Italian: intervallo (it) m.

Polish: w międyczasie (pl) m., tymczasem (pl) Portuguese: intervalo (pt)

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Latin

Adverb

interim (not comparable)

1. meanwhile, in the meantime