"in the interim" meaning in English

See in the interim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the interim, {{en-PP}} in the interim
  1. Temporarily, meanwhile. Synonyms: in the meanwhile
    Sense id: en-in_the_interim-en-prep_phrase-PNteyhWq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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