Antonyms for interim


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : in-ter-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn tər əm


Definition of interim

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Latin interim (adv.) "in the meantime, meanwhile," originally "in the midst of that," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + im, ancient adverb from stem of pronoun is "this, that."
  • adj temporary
  • noun interval
Example sentences :
  • In the interim, the Colonel sent one day to know if he would drill the regiment.
  • Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
  • In the interim I had taken a long look at the face on the wall.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • Worth was his aid, having in the interim become a first lieutenant.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
  • In the interim Tanner walked to where Schofield stood, silent.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
  • The danseuse had subsided into an interim condition of mute tension.
  • Extract from : « The Crooked House » by Brandon Fleming
  • And this mass of music was produced in the interim of school drudgery.
  • Extract from : « A Popular History of the Art of Music » by W. S. B. Mathews
  • They did not know what to do, or how to pass the time in the interim.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns » by Roger Thompson Finlay
  • If a sail had appeared in the interim, he had not seen it; nor was there one in sight now.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • From which it was evident that in the interim he had modified his original plan.
  • Extract from : « Two Gallant Sons of Devon » by Harry Collingwood
  • He had been gone many days, and much might have happened in the interim.
  • Extract from : « 'Me-Smith' » by Caroline Lockhart

Synonyms for interim

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