ad interim

Examples

• All

• She was appointed ad interim manager until a permanent replacement could be found.

• Rules established ad interim will be reviewed at the end of the year.

• The president named an ad interim treasurer to oversee financial matters.

• The committee will meet ad interim to discuss the budget.

• The committee appointed him as chair ad interim while they searched for a permanent replacement.

• She will lead the project ad interim until the new manager arrives next month.

• The company has hired a consultant ad interim to oversee operations during the transition.

Synonyms

I

in the meantime

vsad interim

545 2.8

While you wait for something else to happen

is used for the intervening time in more formal or Latin usage

T

temporarily

vsad interim

222 3.2

For a short time and not permanent

is focused on the intervening time rather than just short duration

F

for the time being

vsad interim

106 3.4

For now until the situation changes

is used for the intervening time rather than general temporary situations

M

meantime

vsad interim

58 3.0

During the time between two events

is the same meaning but expressed as a formal Latin phrase

T

transiently

vsad interim

1 6.8

For a short time before returning to normal

is about intervening time rather than briefness alone

Antonyms

P

permanently

218 2.9

Stays the same for all time

I

indefinitely

104 4.8

For a time with no set end

How Temporary

momentarily

47 3.7

briefly

414 1.0

temporarily

222 3.2

ad interim

• Formal

8.5

provisionally

3 5.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology