/ ˈɪntərɪm; NAmE / adjective , noun
■ adjective [ only before noun ]
1.
intended to last for only a short time until sb/sth more permanent is found :
an interim government / measure / report
The vice-president took power in the interim period before the election.
2.
( finance ) calculated before the final results of sth are known
SYN provisional :
interim figures / profits / results
■ noun
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IDIOMS
- in the interim
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (denoting a provisional arrangement, originally for the adjustment of religious differences between the German Protestants and the Roman Catholic Church): from Latin , meanwhile .