: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
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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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Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The Kings promoted assistant coach Doug Christie to take over as the interim for now and will likely do a full search for a replacement over the offseason.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The Sacramento Kings’ seven-game winning streak under interim coach Doug Christie came to sudden halt Tuesday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Thanks to Johnson’s four previous years with Dan Campbell in Miami (which had included taking over Campbell’s tight ends during the latter’s 2015 stint as the Dolphins’ interim), Johnson remained in Detroit for 2021 as Campbell’s first official hire.
—Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The Kings promoted assistant coach Doug Christie to take over as the interim for now and will likely do a full search for a replacement over the offseason.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
An injury sustained playing for England Under-20s in mid-October meant Collyer missed the final weeks of Erik ten Hag’s spell at the club, as well as the entirety of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s interim period in charge of the club.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The Sacramento Kings’ seven-game winning streak under interim coach Doug Christie came to sudden halt Tuesday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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