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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But because the 72nd Congress didn't hold its first session until December 1931, vacancies and special elections in the interim produced a 219-to-214 seat Democratic majority that elected Rep. John Nance Garner as speaker. —

Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, Dana Nussbaum and Christian Davin are taking over global marketing duties in the interim. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025 The Braves clearly would need another outfielder in the interim, but that player likely would be reduced to a backup role once Acuña was activated. —

Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 Trump was convicted in May, but his sentencing was repeatedly postponed, and in the interim he was elected president. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the interim

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