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noun

An interval during which continuity is suspended: break, gap, hiatus, lacuna, void. See continue/stop/pause.

adjective

1. Intended, used, or present for a limited time: impermanent, provisional, short-range, short-term, temporary. See continue/stop/pause.
2. Temporarily assuming the duties of another: acting, ad interim, pro tem, provisional, temporary. See continue/stop/pause, substitute.

adj

Definition: temporary
Antonyms: continual, permanent

n

Definition: interval
Antonyms: continuation, permanence

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[Latin, In the meantime: temporary; between.]

An interim dean of a law school, for example, is an individual who is appointed to fill the office of dean during a temporary vacancy or a period during which the regular dean is absent due to an illness or disability.

IN BRIEF: Time between acts or periods. Also: Temporary.

While the ballots are counted, our interim club president will be Mr. Smith.

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For a list of words related to interim, see:

• Vacations and Interludes - interim: period of time between two events
• Periods of Time - interim: interval of time
• Relative Time - interim: (adj) temporary; (n) intervening time

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mellemtid, midlertidig aftale
adj. - midlertidig, foreløbig, konstitueret
adv. - midlertidigt, foreløbigt

idioms:

• in the interim    i mellemtiden
• interim dividend    foreløbig dividende

Nederlands (Dutch)
interim, tijdelijk, tussen-

Français (French)
n. - entre-temps, intérim, (Pol) intérimat
adj. - provisoire, intermédiaire, intérimaire, intérim
adv. - intérimaire

idioms:

• in the interim    dans l'intervalle, entre-temps
• interim dividend    acompte sur dividende

Deutsch (German)
n. - Interim, Zwischenzeit
adj. - vorläufig, Übergangs-
adv. - inzwischen

idioms:

• in the interim    in der Zwischenzeit
• interim dividend    Abschlagsdividende

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χρονικό διάστημα, μεσοδιάστημα
adj. - προσωρινός, ενδιάμεσος
adv. - (απαρχ.) στο μεταξύ, εν τω μεταξύ, προσωρινά

idioms:

• in the interim    στο μεταξύ, εν τω μεταξύ, προσωρινά
• interim dividend    (οικον.) προμέρισμα

Italiano (Italian)
interim, intervallo, interinale, provvisorio

idioms:

• in the interim    nel frattempo
• interim dividend    dividendo in acconto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ínterim (m)
adj. - interino
adv. - interinamente

idioms:

• in the interim    nesse meio tempo
• interim dividend    dividendo por conta (Mat.)

Русский (Russian)
промежуточный период, промежуток времени, промежуточный, временный

idioms:

• in the interim    между тем
• interim dividend    предварительный дивиденд

Español (Spanish)
n. - ínterin, entretanto, intervalo
adj. - interino, provisional
adv. - entretanto, en forma provisional o interina

idioms:

• in the interim    en el ínterin, mientras tanto
• interim dividend    dividendo preliminar o provisional (a cuenta)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mellantid
adj. - provisorisk, interims-
adv. - under tiden

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中间时期, 暂定, 过渡时期, 中间的, 临时的, 暂时的, 在中间

idioms:

• in the interim    在过渡期间
• interim dividend    决算前预发的期中股利

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 中間時期, 暫定, 過渡時期
adj. - 中間的, 臨時的, 暫時的
adv. - 在中間

idioms:

• in the interim    在過渡期間
• interim dividend    決算前預發的期中股利

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중간기, 잠정조치, 잠시
adj. - 중간의, 임시의
adv. - 임시로, 중간기에

idioms:

• in the interim    그 사이에

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 合間, しばらくの間, 暫定措置, 暫定的協定
adj. - 当座の, 仮の, 中間の
adv. - その間に

idioms:

• in the interim    その間
• interim dividend    中間配当

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فترة, فاصل (صفه) مؤقت (ظرف) بشكل مؤقت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תקופת ביניים‬
adj. - ‮של ביניים, זמני‬
adv. - ‮בינתיים (מיושן)‬

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