in the interim
idiom
: at or during the same time : meanwhile
The regulations are scheduled to go into effect next winter, and in the interim, we'll be working hard to make all of the appropriate changes.
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Much had changed in the interim, most pertinently those lucrative sponsorship deals with the likes of United Airlines having formally kicked in.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The updates mean that the Saratoga Library’s children’s area will be closed for the duration of the construction, Weeks said, but the library’s community room will be accessible in the interim.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
If the errors accumulate relatively quickly, the person might get symptoms beginning in their 30s or 40s and die, typically 10 to 15 years later, becoming a tremendous burden on their family in the interim.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The subcommittee accused the intelligence community of withholding valuable information from them in the interim report.
—Liz Friden, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The updates mean that the Saratoga Library’s children’s area will be closed for the duration of the construction, Weeks said, but the library’s community room will be accessible in the interim.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
If the errors accumulate relatively quickly, the person might get symptoms beginning in their 30s or 40s and die, typically 10 to 15 years later, becoming a tremendous burden on their family in the interim.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The subcommittee accused the intelligence community of withholding valuable information from them in the interim report.
—Liz Friden, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
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“In the interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interim. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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