Interimadjective
Transitional.
‘Iraq's government is interim.’;
Interrexnoun
(history) An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.
Interimadjective
Temporary.
‘You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.’;
Interrexnoun
(history) An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor.
Interimnoun
A transitional or temporary period between other events.
‘His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim.’;
Interrexnoun
(figuratively) A similar interim ruler, CEO, etc.
Interimnoun
The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc.
‘All the interim isLike a phantasms, or a hideous dream.’;
Interrexnoun
An interregent, or a regent.
Interimnoun
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.
Interrex
The interrex (plural interreges) was literally a ruler (Latin inter reges) during the Roman Kingdom and the Roman Republic. He was in effect a short-term regent.
‘between kings’;
Interimnoun
the time between one event, process, or period and another
Interimadjective
serving during an intermediate interval of time;
‘an interim agreement’;
Interim
An interim is a provisional or temporary intervening period of time. In projects, an interim report is often compiled to analyze how the project is proceeding, before its final completion.