interim
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5.0
- adjective
- /ˈɪntərɪm/
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provisional
- The committee appointed an interim director until a permanent one could be found.
- an interim government
- an interim report
- an interim agreement
I believe he was like the interim CTO for a while for, for a bit.
- I believe he was like the interim CTO for a while for, for a bit.
- The board then appointed a new interim CEO.
- So today as interim founder, we're having a surprise event today.
- I said it's a temporary acting provisional, interim orchestrator of coalition activities.
- All right, now, EIDLPPP, just sort of a quick update here on the new interim bill that has verbally been approved.
- That's the interim bill that's increasing funding for the small business PPP.
- And so now you run into the problem of, OK, is it a big deal because he's an interim coach, right?
- Most of you know, I think that at this time last year I had just been named interim Dean of the Radcliffe Institute.
- It is signed by interim president and things will be will happening on this area.
Examples
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If that works, we can transition that into an interim government.
Academic text (2013) -
In 1998, she acted as interim editor before accepting the position of editor-in-chief.
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I will step in as the interim coach.
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What is the point of some interim position?
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Of course, we would like to see an interim government established late this year or early next year.
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Wait, this term sheet says that you would be interim CEO and Chairman.
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It would seem things are changing quickly within the interim government.
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The interim government has agreed to a one for one exchange of noncombatants.
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Ashish Vaidya, St. Cloud State's interim president, wants to do what he can to change that.
Academic text (2017) -
Margaret Spellings tapped Dr. Johnson Akinleye, who had been serving as interim chancellor of NCCU, to lead ...
Academic text (2017)
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6.1
Temporary for now and likely to change
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3.7
Temporarily doing the job of the usual person
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Etymology
Interim comes from a Latin word built from inter- meaning 'between' and a part meaning 'time'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of an interim thing as 'temporary' used 'in the meantime' until a permanent one is ready.