interim
noun
[ ˈɪnt(ə)rɪm ]
• the intervening time.
• "in the interim I'll just keep my fingers crossed"
• an interim dividend, profit, etc.
interim
adjective
• in or for the intervening period; provisional.
• "an interim arrangement"
Similar:
provisional,
temporary,
pro tem,
stopgap,
short-term,
fill-in,
caretaker,
acting,
intervening,
transitional,
changeover,
make-do,
makeshift,
improvised,
impromptu,
emergency,
pro tempore,
ad interim,
provisory,
provisionary,
• relating to less than a full year's business activity.
• "an interim dividend"
interim
adverb
• meanwhile.
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a provisional arrangement, originally for the adjustment of religious differences between the German Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church): from Latin, ‘meanwhile’.
