: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
Examples of interim in a Sentence
Noun
there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized
Adjective
putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage
will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
This is not the first time Arsenal have benefited from an interim being uniquely placed before the departure of a head coach.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
The club’s former women’s team’s head coach Cushing has returned as interim for the rest of the season with a primary target of qualifying for the Champions League.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Earnest Rouse was the interim who filled in when Schulte resigned.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
This is not the first time Arsenal have benefited from an interim being uniquely placed before the departure of a head coach.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Under interim coach Jeff Ulbrich, the Jets were 28th in points (26.6) and 18th in yards allowed per game (337.9).
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
The club’s former women’s team’s head coach Cushing has returned as interim for the rest of the season with a primary target of qualifying for the Champions League.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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interim
1 of 2 noun
in·ter·im
ˈin-tə-rəm 
: an intervening time see also ad interim
interim
2 of 2 adjective
: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
an interim disposition
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