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INTERIM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time between one event, process, or period and another
Example:
meanwhile the socialists are running the government
Synonyms:
interim; lag; meantime; meanwhile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("interim" is a kind of...):
interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interim"):
interregnum (the time between two reigns, governments, etc.)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving during an intermediate interval of time
Example:
an interim agreement
Classified under:
Similar:
impermanent; temporary (not permanent; not lasting)
Context examples:
But in the interim—in the interim of the very few hours that were to pass, before I could have an opportunity of speaking with her in private—a circumstance occurred—an unlucky circumstance, to ruin all my resolution, and with it all my comfort.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
I had heard from Mrs. Fairfax in the interim of my absence: the party at the hall was dispersed; Mr. Rochester had left for London three weeks ago, but he was then expected to return in a fortnight.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
