in the interim

ADVERB

meantime

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interim

STRONG

interregnum interruption interval meanwhile recess while

WEAK

at the same time concurrently for now for the duration for the moment for then in the interval in the meanwhile simultaneously

ADVERB

meanwhile

Synonyms

STRONG

meantime till

WEAK

ad interim concurrently during the interval for now for the duration for the moment for the time being for then in the interval in the intervening time in the meantime simultaneously until up to when

PREPOSITION

during

Synonyms

WEAK

all along all the while amid as at the same time as at the time for the time being in the course of in the meanwhile in the middle of in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

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Glasgow City Council has been calling for more support in the interim, and the Home Office pointed to the fact it has introduced Asylum Move-On Liaison Officers to support people leaving their accommodation.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Padrino was one of few close Maduro allies to have remained in the interim government, having sworn "loyalty and absolute obedience" to Rodriguez.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Much has changed in the interim for the 20-year-old.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Without a full-time replacement yet, the union is currently being led in the interim by David White, a former chief of SAG-Aftra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

And the thing no one ever knew was that I did all his schoolwork in the interim.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

in the interim

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