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.

   • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:

     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.

Translations

transitional

• Czech: přechodný (cs)
• Dutch: tussentijds (nl)
• German: übergangsweise (de), Übergangs- (de)

• Polish: przejściowy (pl)
• Serbo-Croatian: prelazan (sh), prijelazan (sh), preliminaran (sh)

temporary

• Czech: dočasný (cs), prozatímní (cs)
• German: zwischenzeitlich (de)

• Polish: tymczasowy (pl), 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.

Synonyms

• between-time

Translations

a transitional or temporary period between other events

• French: intervalle (fr) m, intérim (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