Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Transitional

    Iraq's government is interim.

    übergangsweise, interimistisch

    переходныйperexodnyj

    проміжнийpromižnyj

  2. (not comparable)Temporary

    You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.

    zwischenzeitlich

    временныйvremennyj

    тимчасовийtymčasovyj

More definitions
  • serving during an intermediate interval of time

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom has been named interim head coach.

  2. Tom is serving as interim director.

  3. In the interim, I will serve as chairman.

    deIn der Zwischenzeit werde ich als Vorsitzender agieren. — Yorwba

  4. In the interim, please send all communications to Tom.

  5. It was only supposed to be an interim solution.

    deEs war nur als Zwischenlösung gedacht. — Yorwba

Translations

6 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

Borrowed from Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

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