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INT-uh-rim/ˈɪntərɪm/

Interim means temporary, until a final arrangement; as a noun, the intervening period (in the interim): an interim report, an interim chair. Temporary is everyday; soon is talk, not a named cell.

Meaning

Temporary, until a final arrangement; also (noun) the intervening period (in the interim).

Examples

• “An interim spare still has to be named; “soon” is not a cell.”
• “Temporary is everyday. Provisional is a cousin. Soon is a promise. A cell is a name. Write the name; then hire the permanent if the board agrees.”

Good to know

Temporary, until the final arrangement. Everyday: temporary. “Soon” ≠ a named cell.

Near in meaning

temporary

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