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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
interim
I.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an interim payment (=a payment that is made before something is finished or settled)
▪ It may be reasonable for the builder to ask for interim payments as the work progresses.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
administration
▪ It envisaged the disarming of all the Kampuchean factions and the creation of a neutral interim administration to organise free elections.
agreement
▪ Two interim agreements have been drawn up.
▪ Kissinger finally got the interim agreement through the Senate, thereby completing the first step in linkage.
arrangement
▪ Although clearly an interim arrangement, this rump has claimed for itself a legitimacy that is altogether spurious.
▪ In late 1989, he agreed to an interim arrangement that was extended to two years.
basis
▪ The National Executive Council resigned but was re-appointed on an interim basis pending the selection by Soglo of a transitional government.
▪ The position had been filled on an interim basis.
▪ His replacement was Education Minister José Goldemberg, who was to hold the post on an interim basis.
▪ Health was given as an additional portfolio to Education Minister José Goldemberg on an interim basis.
▪ He was replaced, on an interim basis, by Snezhana Botusharova.
care
▪ For those reasons I allow the appeal and I substitute an interim care order.
▪ They wanted an interim care order.
▪ They simply wanted to convert the interim care order into a substantive care order.
▪ In these circumstances the court has the choice of making an interim care or supervision order.
▪ On 19 December 1991 the local authority sought interim care orders.
coach
▪ Don Newman, most recently the coach at Cal State Sacramento, is the interim coach.
▪ Offensive coordinator Rob Green was named interim coach.
▪ Three years ago, Steve Fisher was fired and Ellerbe promoted to interim coach just days before preseason practice began.
dividend
▪ A cautious outlook from P&O's chairman Lord Sterling sent the stock dipping 5p to 663p despite the boosted interim dividend payout.
▪ An interim dividend of 6p per ordinary share was paid on 1 April 1993 in respect of the year ending 31 December 1993.
▪ Conglomerate Williams Holdings disappointed the City with the interim dividend unchanged.
▪ An interim dividend of 3.35p was paid on 2 November 1992.
▪ Shareholders are left with just the 1p interim dividend.
▪ The interim dividend is raised to 1.2p from 1.03p while earnings per share climbed to 7.24p from 5.93p.
▪ Earnings per share rose from 5p to 6.87p and the trust's interim dividend is held at 3.4p.
▪ The board expects a similar percentage increase in next year's interim dividend from 6.75p to 7p.
government
▪ The instructions and authority they have received from the interim government are not instructions and authority from the Government of the Republic.
▪ Before last year, Khan showed no interest in politics and turned down Cabinet posts in two interim governments.
▪ The interim government was going to hold the first free elections in thirty years.
▪ Crossman Block have wholly taken over from Lloyd &038; Co. and are now the sole solicitors instructed by the interim government.
▪ Once an interim government is agreed upon and in place then all sanctions could be removed.
▪ The interim government was not recognized by the major rebel movements.
head
▪ What Katz should have done was fire Lucas, name an interim head coach, and then go after Ford.
▪ Heidi Hedlund, senior director of operations product management, will serve as interim head of operations.
▪ Dowlin named Kathy Page, chief librarian at the Main Library, as interim head of the system.
▪ But then Garrett fired Parker and named Bibby as the interim head coach on Feb. 7.
injunction
▪ This made the granting of an interim injunction much easier to obtain.
▪ Review the use by employers of interim injunctions to stop disputes.
▪ Even though the matter involved an interim injunction, the judgment of Lord Ross was a full one.
▪ They obtained an interim injunction directed against the union, which then agreed to comply.
measure
▪ They signed a protocol on interim measures to establish peacekeeping forces and military observers.
▪ Microsoft immediately confirmed its intention to appeal against both the interim measures and the breakup order.
▪ It is they who have appointed a new caretaker president and a Government which they claim are interim measures.
order
▪ On 11 December 1991 the interim order was made and on 23 December 1991 the order under appeal was made.
▪ The court must be satisfied that the statutory criteria are still met when making a second or subsequent interim order.
▪ The second interim order may last for six weeks.
▪ They do apply to applications for interim orders in care proceedings.
payment
▪ The court has the power to include interest on an interim payment but will rarely do so.
▪ In either case, finance can be arranged by interim payments if liability is not an issue.
▪ Clearly, he will be entitled to an interim payment.
▪ He can do this whether the interim payment was voluntary or under Order.
▪ However, it is accepted that there are occasions when an interim payment is justified.
▪ Loss Adjusters may recommend an interim payment to assist the Policyholder.
▪ Claimants would also be entitled to file for interim payments of US$2,500 for death or injury.
▪ Thus an interim payment will be made directly to a legally aided plaintiff.
period
▪ In the interim period the business will still be managed by the vendor.
▪ We have to come to some kind of deal with the trade unions in this complex interim period.
▪ Scand. will continue in this capacity on behalf of Dalton for an interim period.
president
▪ On Feb. 5 interim president Joseph Nerette promoted Cédras to the rank of lieutenant-general.
▪ When the politicians returned to Congress, they approved the compromise that named Arteaga interim president.
▪ The interim president of Nebraska supported Phillips' reinstatement.
▪ Congressional leader Fabian Alarcon, elected interim president by Congress, led the march.
relief
▪ The rights and wrongs of the case are frequently effectively settled on motion for interim relief.
▪ What prompted the court to transform what was an appeal against an interim relief order into a final settlement?
▪ Firstly, it is said that this is not a case in which interim relief is appropriate or possible at all.
report
▪ The recommendations had been set out in the Commission's interim report published in May.
▪ In 1987, when an interim report was issued, scientists and environmentalists bitterly attacked its conclusions as misrepresenting the facts.
▪ There is no duty on the Prime Minister to publish any interim reports highlighting specific abuses.
▪ Copies of the annual report, interim report and news releases are available to employees.
▪ He has asked the Health and Safety Executive to make an interim report.
▪ Do not think of lesson notes as finished products; they are rough, interim reports. 6.
▪ Timing was also a significant factor in the production of this interim report.
▪ The Nuffield modern languages survey has not yet reported and the only available account is an interim report from 1985.
result
▪ Investors have access to published accounts, interim results, Chairman's statements and any other public announcements or press releases.
stage
▪ The vendor should only account to the purchaser for post-taxation income earned during the interim stage.
▪ At the interim stage last year, before Gerald Ratner quit as chairman in November, the group lost £27.7m.
▪ Sales, 11 p.c. down at the interim stage, finished the year only 5 p.c. lower at I£292m.
▪ I have always felt a little uncomfortable about the interim stage.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ An interim director was appointed until the end of the year.
▪ Eventually an interim agreement on arms control was reached.
▪ The actual sales figures were 20% higher than those estimated in the interim report in July.
▪ The government will announce interim measures to tackle fuel shortages.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ For those reasons I allow the appeal and I substitute an interim care order.
▪ Henry Hyde, R-Ill., as an interim speaker.
▪ In 1987, when an interim report was issued, scientists and environmentalists bitterly attacked its conclusions as misrepresenting the facts.
▪ In a shockingly brief time, they managed to produce a working computer that ran Smalltalk, sort of an interim Dynabook.
▪ In the meantime, the following interim support arrangements will apply: 1.
▪ Pringle sweater giant Dawson International climbed 8p to 228p ahead of Tuesday's interim figures.
▪ Three years ago, Steve Fisher was fired and Ellerbe promoted to interim coach just days before preseason practice began.
▪ Under the prewar system of interim development control there were no such effective means.
II.noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ In the interim, the existing fleet will be modernised for A $ 7m.
▪ Matthew Clark will now pay its interim of 6.75p on 5 April.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Interim

Interim \In"ter*im\, n. [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.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
interim

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."

Wiktionary
interim

a. 1 transitional 2 temporary n. A transitional or temporary period between other events.

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WordNet
interim

  1. adj. serving during an intermediate interval of time; "an interim agreement"

  2. n. the time between one event, process, or period and another [syn: lag]

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Wikipedia
Interim (album)

Interim is an album by English post-punk band The Fall, compiled from live and studio material and released in 2004 by record label Hip Priest.

Interim

In projects, an interim report is often compiled to analyze how the project is proceeding, before its final completion. Interim analysis is important in medical trials, to ensure that the patients are not exposed to unnecessary danger during the trial.

Interim constitution is a constitution that has not been completely ratified but serves as a temporary law until a permanent is made.

An interim official is a person who is filling an official role temporarily. This can be in between two other people, or when the normal person is temporarily unable to do it and somebody else must fill in temporarily or without following the ordinary protocol. For example, a school can have an interim principal, or a country can have an interim prime minister. The interim person may also be called an acting principal or acting prime minister, as they do not have the official position, but serve in the same manner. A specific usage of this term is the interim leader in Canadian politics. The Episcopal Church uses interim clergy to support parishes following the departure of a rector (senior priest) to work with the parish on grieving, the development of new leadership, a rebirth of relationships with a Bishop and diocesan staff, and to encourage discernment for the future without the influence of the former rector - the people of the parish being the "Church." This helps with the call of a new rector.

Interim management is used by businesses in trouble, which need extra management resources to control the crisis or change the direction of the company. An interim manager is a person who provides temporary managerial support usually at executive level to an organization and the achievement of its business objectives.

An interim solution is a solution to bridge a connection between two different things. This is usually associated with computer networking and the interim solutions between different network protocols.

A ceasefire is sometimes called an interim, as it interrupts the progress of a war. This usage is particularly used with agreements during the wars of religion in 16th-century Germany, in which three interims were called to convene synods:

  • Regensburg Interim (1541)
  • Augsburg Interim (1548)
  • Leipzig Interim (1548)

The term "Interim Agreement" is used to describe either the first or second Oslo Accords of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

An interim government is frequently organized following a revolution or sudden death, when there has not been time to nominate, designate, or elect a government formally. Such a government may also be called a provisional government. Examples include:

  • Interim Batasang Pambansa in the Philippines, 1978-1984
  • The Interim Government of Iran, 1979-1980
  • Interim government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1981
  • Iraqi Interim Government, 2005

An interim constitution is a constitution which has not been completely ratified but serves as the law until a final constitution can be drafted. These may also be called provisional constitutions. Examples include:

  • Provisional Confederate States Constitution, 1861
  • Dáil Constitution, Ireland, 1918-1921
  • Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period, 2004
Interim (film)

Interim is a 1953 American short film drama directed by Stan Brakhage. It was the first film directed by Stan Brakhage, whose expansive filmography has made him an influential figure in experimental film.

Interim (disambiguation)

__NOTOC__ Interim is a temporary pause in a line of succession or event.

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Usage examples of "interim".

You must suspend all hostile actions against our bod during the interim period.

Sequestrous Digitalia, or by a time stoppage, such as the Interminable Interim.

Rhode Island Reds, and so escaping that fatal early fall laying with its attendant moult and eggless interim until March!

Their interim leader, Nura Nal, issued a statement to that effect at a press conference held this morning at the Houd Istihmam Yacht Club just before it was blown up.

Probably they were waiting for Juke, and since that thug was still trailing Marquette to the hotel where the Fed was stopping, The Shadow had a safe interim, during which he could look into the conference.

Thanks to the disaster that had killed Primero Meach, Xavier Harkonnen was interim commander of the Salusan Militia, which forced him to face larger issues.

Interim ad Labienum per Remos incredibili celeritate de victoria Caesaris fama perfertur, ut, cum ab hibernis Ciceronis milia passuum abesset circiter LX, eoque post horam nonam diei Caesar pervenisset, ante mediam noctem ad portas castrorum clamor oreretur, quo clamore significatio victoriae gratulatioque ab Remis Labieno fieret.

However, in the presence of all now assembled I hereby bestow upon her the interim title and dignity of Myde Arling, by which style I shall refer to her henceforth.

Interim prope cotidie cum omni equitatu Indutiomarus sub castris eius vagabatur, alias ut situm castrorum cognosceret, alias colloquendi aut territandi causa: equites plerumque omnes tela intra vallum coniciebant.

Vincent Millay Contents: Renascence All I could see from where I stood Interim The room is full of you!

Just to find his family an interim house until, with the money realized from selling High Point Farm, he could reestablish Mulvaney Roofing and they could look around for a more suitable house.

Thomas Goodyer his sute and excommunication I stayed, salvo interim jure suo.

In the interim, however, to protect our interests in Gallos, I will be dispatching the mage Eliasar with an honor guard of a thousand White Lancers to Gallos, in order to encourage the prefect Syrma to remit those revenues owed the Guild.

She can learn the art of basketry in the interim, or how to make license plates.

Captain has asked me to find out whether your interim physio report on the Ornae is ready.