interim

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the time between one event, process, or period and another
  2. adjective serving during an intermediate interval of time

Etymology

From Latin interim (“meanwhile”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

meantime, meanwhile, lag

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