INTERIM
interim
(adjective) serving during an intermediate interval of time; “an interim agreement”
interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag
(noun) the time between one event, process, or period and another; “meanwhile the socialists are running the government”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
interim (not comparable)
Transitional.
Temporary.
Synonyms: provisional, caretaker (UK)
Noun
interim (plural interims)
A transitional or temporary period between other events.
Synonyms: between-time, Thesaurus:interim
Anagrams
• Termini, mintier, termini
Source: Wiktionary
In"ter*im, n. Etym: [L., fr. inter between + im, an old accusative of
is he, this, that.]
1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc.
All the interim is Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream. Shak.
2. (Hist.)
Definition: A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor
Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting
opinions of Protestants and Catholics.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition