 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Interim \In"ter*im\, noun [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.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
interim
adjective: serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"
noun: the time between one event, process, or period and another [syn: {lag}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
100 Moby Thesaurus words for "interim": abeyance, acting, ad interim, afterthought, bind, block, blockage, breach, break, bureaucratic delay, caesura, cease-fire, cessation, clearance, day off, delay, delayage, delayed reaction, detention, discontinuity, distance between, double space, double take, dragging, drop, em space, en space, fissure, freeboard, gap, hair space, half space, halt, hang-up, hesitation, hiatus, hindrance, holdup, holiday, interlude, intermediate space, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interruption, interspace, interstice, interval, jam, jump, lacuna, lag, lagging, lapse, layoff, leap, leeway, letup, logjam, lull, margin, moratorium, obstruction, paperasserie, pause, pro, provisional, provisory, recess, red tape, red-tapeism, red-tapery, remission, reprieve, respite, rest, retardance, retardation, room, single space, slow-up, slowdown, slowness, space, space between, stand-down, stay, stay of execution, stop, stoppage, supply, suspension, temporary, tentative, tie-up, time interval, time lag, truce, vacation, wait
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |