From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinterim periodinterim periodthe period of time between two events During the interim period, air quality has deteriorated. → interimExamples from the Corpusinterim period• Scand. will continue in this capacity on behalf of Dalton for an interim period.• We have to come to some kind of deal with the trade unions in this complex interim period.• The early Church saw, in the parable, a warning to be faithful in the interim period prior to the Second Coming.• In the interim period the business will still be managed by the vendor.• In the interim period, we moved to Kent to work at Hildenborough Hall.• Occasionally, in the interim period while he was still unattached on the side, he talked of consolidating his marriage.
