in the interim

prepositional phrase

Temporarily, meanwhile.

“The office will be closed for a while, but in the interim, you can just email us.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Temporarily, meanwhile.

    The office will be closed for a while, but in the interim, you can just email us.

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    And it gets worse. Barcelona will have to pay even more if he is fired in the interim. Last week, TV3 reported that a high severance payment - amounting to a total of about 12m euros - is on the table.

    2021 September 22, Guillem Balagué, “Barcelona: The toxic battle ripping apart a European giant”, in BBC Sport

    While WMRE makes clear that electrification is the only credible option to decarbonise, it says that bi-mode trains could be used in the interim.

    2022 December 28, Philip Haigh, “Building the case for West Midlands rail improvements”, in RAIL, number 973, page 25

    Synonyms: in the meanwhile

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseTemporarily, meanwhile.

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APA

in the interim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20interim

MLA

“in the interim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20interim. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in the interim,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20the%20interim.

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