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- [in-ter-uh m]
- /ˈɪn tər əm/
- /ˈɪn.tər.ɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-ter-uh m]
- /ˈɪn tər əm/
Definitions of interim word
- noun interim an intervening time; interval; meantime: School doesn't start till September, but he's taking a Spanish class in the interim. 1
- noun interim a temporary or provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift: As an interim, her summer job was pretty good. 1
- noun interim (initial capital letter) Church History. any of three provisional arrangements for the settlement of religious differences between German Protestants and Roman Catholics during the Reformation. 1
- adjective interim for, during, belonging to, or connected with an intervening period of time; temporary; provisional: an interim order; an interim job. 1
- adverb interim meanwhile. 1
- noun interim The intervening time. 1
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Origin of interim
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < Latin: in the meantime
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Parts of speech for Interim
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interim popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
interim usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for interim
adj interim
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- caretaker — A caretaker is a person whose job it is to look after a large building such as a school or a block of flats or apartments, and deal with small repairs to it.
- acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- stopgap — something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
noun interim
- meantime — the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- lacuna — a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- letup — cessation; pause; relief.
adjective interim
- short-term — covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
- ad hoc — An ad hoc activity or organization is done or formed only because a situation has made it necessary and is not planned in advance.
adverb interim
- at the same time — If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time, they exist, happen, or are true together although they seem to contradict each other.
- in the interim — for the time being, in the meantime
- for the moment — for now
Antonyms for interim
adj interim
noun interim
- continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
- continuity — Continuity is the fact that something continues to happen or exist, with no great changes or interruptions.
- permanence — the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
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