Interim - English meaning

noun

The art or occupation of performing fictional roles in plays, films, or television.

Usage examples:

She studied acting in new york

adjective

Temporarily doing the duties of another person.

Usage examples:

The acting supervisor

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A person employed to look after a building.

Usage examples:

He works as a college caretaker

noun

A person employed to take care of a large building or property, doing cleaning, repairs, gardening, or other jobs

Usage examples:

The building’s caretaker reported the fire.

noun

A person who is employed to take care of a large building, such as a school or office building, and to deal with the cleaning, repairs, etc.

Usage examples:

He lived on the ground floor of the apartment block, where he worked as a caretaker., a building/sc…

noun

A change from one system or situation to another.

Usage examples:

The changeover from handicraft to mechanized manufacture

noun

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Usage examples:

Personal alarms for use in an emergency

noun

A dangerous or serious situation, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs immediate action

Usage examples:

In an emergency, dial 911 for an ambulance.

noun

A dangerous or serious situation that happens unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results

Usage examples:

Aim to build up risk-free savings in case of emergency., the governor declared a state of emergency…

phrasal verb

Supply with information on a specific topic

phrasal verb

To do someone else’s job temporarily

Usage examples:

The gym teacher was sick today, so a substitute filled in for her., we filled her in on all the lat…

phrasal verb

To write or type information on a document in spaces that are provided for it

Usage examples:

Companies will encourage customers to fill in questionnaires about themselves., please print off a …

adjective

Done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.

Usage examples:

An impromptu press conference

adverb

Without being planned, organized, or rehearsed.

Usage examples:

He spoke impromptu

noun

A short piece of instrumental music, especially a solo, that is reminiscent of an improvisation.

adjective

Created and performed spontaneously or without preparation; impromptu.

Usage examples:

An improvised short speech

verb

Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.

Usage examples:

He invited actors to improvise dialogue

verb

Past simple and past participle of improvise

Usage examples:

I hadn't prepared a speech so i suddenly had to improvise., we improvised a mattress from a pile of…

noun

An intervening period of time; an interval.

Usage examples:

Enjoying a lunchtime interlude

noun

A period or event that comes between two others and is different from them

Usage examples:

The ferry trip was a relaxing interlude during the drive.

noun

A period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes.

Usage examples:

Ancient mesopotamia is a symbolic resource for a future iraq as it was once before during a short i…

noun

A period when a country or organization does not have a leader

noun

An intervening time.

Usage examples:

After his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings

noun

A period between two events or times, or the space between two points

Usage examples:

If there is a fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals., we’ve positioned guards around th…

adjective

Extending or occurring between events.

Usage examples:

In the intervening years there were several unsuccessful attempts to renovate and reopen the building

verb

Take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.

Usage examples:

He acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute

idiom

To manage to live without things that you would like to have or with things of a worse quality than you would like

Usage examples:

We didn't have cupboards so we made do with boxes., you can't make him go if he doesn't want to., t…

adjective

Acting as an interim and temporary measure.

Usage examples:

Arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed

noun

A temporary substitute or device.

Usage examples:

We're looking at a matchup between makeshifts on saturday.

adverb

Meanwhile.

Usage examples:

In the meantime i'll make some enquiries of my own

noun

The time while something else is happening

Usage examples:

Rick wants to be an actor, but in the meantime he’s working as a waiter.

adverb

In the intervening period of time.

Usage examples:

Meanwhile, i will give you a prescription for some pills

adverb

Until something expected happens, or while something else is happening

Usage examples:

It’s going to take several days for my car to be repaired – meanwhile i’m renting one.

adjective

Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.

Usage examples:

Provisional bookings

noun

A provisional stamp.

Usage examples:

The new orleans 5c provisionals are the most common of the csa provisional stamps and the ones most…

adjective

For the present time but likely to change; temporary

Usage examples:

A provisional government, i was provisionally accepted at stanford.

adjective

Subject to a proviso; conditional.

Usage examples:

The company also was loaned $409000 from iibi in the form of a provisory note to cover the company'…

adjective

Another word for provisional

adjective

Happening, existing, or continuing for only a little time

Usage examples:

Short-term interest rates are going down.

noun

→  short run

Usage examples:

These risks are short-term and manageable., stability involves balancing short-term and long-term o…

noun

A temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.

Usage examples:

Transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work

noun

Something that can be used until something better or more permanent can be obtained

Usage examples:

Housing the homeless in shelters has to be seen as a stopgap measure.

adjective

Lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.

Usage examples:

A temporary job

noun

A person employed on a temporary basis, typically an office worker who finds employment through an agency.

Usage examples:

To gain flexibility, companies are bringing in temporaries or contracting out work

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a process or period of transition.

Usage examples:

A transitional government was appointed

adjective

Relating to a process of change from one system, method, etc. to another

Usage examples:

Increases in the business rate are tied to inflation, but decisions over transitional relief and ai…