| interim definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | meanwhile | 126 sets |
| 2 | the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time | 81 sets |
| 3 | the time between | 80 sets |
| 4 | the time between periods or events | 33 sets |
| 5 | meantime; ex. in the interim; adj. taking place during an interim; ex. interim paper | 30 sets |
| 6 | meantime | 29 sets |
| 7 | the time between one event, process, or period and another | 24 sets |
| 8 | time between | 19 sets |
| 9 | (n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time | 15 sets |
| 10 | temporary | 14 sets |
| 11 | period of time between acts | 13 sets |
| 12 | time between acts or periods. | 13 sets |
| 13 | the time between, temporary | 12 sets |
| 14 | an interval of time between events | 11 sets |
| 15 | meanwhile, in the meantime | 10 sets |
| 16 | the time between; temporary | 10 sets |
| 17 | as an installment | 10 sets |
| 18 | time between acts or periods | 10 sets |
| 19 | (n) the time between; (adj) temporary, coming between two points in time | 9 sets |
| 20 | in the meantime | 9 sets |
| 21 | the time between periods or events (between thanksgiving and the next monday, what will you do during the interim? sleep? eat? stay up late? ) | 7 sets |
| 22 | n. time between acts or periods. | 7 sets |
| 23 | a period of time between two events; meantime | 6 sets |
| 24 | an interval of time between one event and another | 6 sets |
| 25 | (n) the time between (adj) temporary, coming between two points in time | 5 sets |
| 26 | in the mean time | 5 sets |
| 27 | meantime; an intervening time; a temporary arrangement | 4 sets |
| 28 | interval | 4 sets |
| 29 | interval, interlude, provisional, stopgap | 4 sets |
| 30 | meantime; period of time between | 4 sets |
| 31 | n. the time between adj. temporary, coming between two points in time | 4 sets |
| 32 | an intervening time; interval; meantime | 4 sets |
| 33 | the time between, temporary, coming between two points in time | 4 sets |
| 34 | serving as a temporary measure until something more complete and permanent can be established | 4 sets |
| 35 | the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time. | 4 sets |
| 36 | meantime, temporary | 4 sets |
| 37 | a. a period of time between two events-----b. temporary; not final | 3 sets |
| 38 | intervening time | 3 sets |
| 39 | the time between temporary | 3 sets |
| 40 | in an intervening period | 3 sets |