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Interim

Interim Meaning & Definition
Interim Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Interim?

[n] the time between one event, process, or period and another
[adj] serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Interim: impermanent | lag | temporary

Related Terms | Find terms related to Interim: abeyance | acting | ad interim | afterthought | bind | block | blockage | breach | break | bureaucratic delay | caesura | cease-fire | cessation | clearance | day off | delay | delayage | delayed reaction | detention | discontinuity | distance between | double space | double take | dragging | drop | em space | en space | fissure | freeboard | gap | hair space | half space | halt | hang-up | hesitation | hiatus | hindrance | holdup | holiday | interlude | intermediate space | intermezzo | intermission | intermittence | interruption | interspace | interstice | interval | jam | jump | lacuna | lag | lagging | lapse | layoff | leap | leeway | letup | logjam | lull | margin | moratorium | obstruction | paperasserie | pause | pro | provisional | provisory | recess | red tape | red-tapeism | red-tapery | remission | reprieve | respite | rest | retardance | retardation | room | single space | slowdown | slowness | slow-up | space | space between | stand-down | stay | stay of execution | stop | stoppage | supply | suspension | temporary | tentative | tie-up | time interval | time lag | truce | vacation | wait

See Also | interregnum | interval | time interval

Interim In Webster's Dictionary

\In"ter*im\, n. [L., fr. inter between + im, an old accusative of is he, this, that.] 1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc. All the interim is Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream. --Shak. 2. (Hist.) A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.

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