: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
Examples of interim in a Sentence
Noun
there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized
Adjective
putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage
will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed
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Damenica Ellis
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
That rate was lowered to 10% during the 90-day interim.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Trump tapped Habba to serve as interim U.S. attorney in late March and nominated her on July 1 to be the U.S. attorney in a permanent capacity, which would have removed her interim status by the end of this week.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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Noun
Officials expect the new commission to begin in August, which places a pause on boat rental registrations during the interim.
—Damenica Ellis
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
That rate was lowered to 10% during the 90-day interim.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 July 2025
Adjective
Carrington, 28, takes on Mateus Heita for the WBC interim featherweight world title.
—Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Trump tapped Habba to serve as interim U.S. attorney in late March and nominated her on July 1 to be the U.S. attorney in a permanent capacity, which would have removed her interim status by the end of this week.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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interim
1 of 2 noun
in·ter·im
ˈin-tə-rəm 
: an intervening time see also ad interim
interim
2 of 2 adjective
: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
an interim disposition
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