in the interim
idiom
: at or during the same time : meanwhile
The regulations are scheduled to go into effect next winter, and in the interim, we'll be working hard to make all of the appropriate changes.
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Growth in the international business could help soften the weakness in China in the interim.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The director of Richmond's Department of Public Utilities resigned Wednesday and will be replaced by a state water official in the interim, per a city news release.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Much had changed in the interim, most pertinently those lucrative sponsorship deals with the likes of United Airlines having formally kicked in.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The updates mean that the Saratoga Library’s children’s area will be closed for the duration of the construction, Weeks said, but the library’s community room will be accessible in the interim.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The director of Richmond's Department of Public Utilities resigned Wednesday and will be replaced by a state water official in the interim, per a city news release.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Much had changed in the interim, most pertinently those lucrative sponsorship deals with the likes of United Airlines having formally kicked in.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The updates mean that the Saratoga Library’s children’s area will be closed for the duration of the construction, Weeks said, but the library’s community room will be accessible in the interim.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“In the interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interim. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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