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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New regimes have risen in the interim, absorbing old ones.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The Sox in the interim awarded two extensions with guarantees above Story’s — Devers’ contract, the largest in franchise history, and Chris Sale’s five-year, $145 million deal.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The Heat had previously issued Butler the right to travel on his own, but that agreement was months prior and in the interim rescinded.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Four of the five dogs remembered between three and nine object names, despite not having rehearsed them in the interim.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The Sox in the interim awarded two extensions with guarantees above Story’s — Devers’ contract, the largest in franchise history, and Chris Sale’s five-year, $145 million deal.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The Heat had previously issued Butler the right to travel on his own, but that agreement was months prior and in the interim rescinded.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
Four of the five dogs remembered between three and nine object names, despite not having rehearsed them in the interim.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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“In the interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interim. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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