1. (n.) The meantime; time intervening; interval between events; as an director for the interim\.

2. (n.) A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.

abeyance acting ad interim afterthought bind block blockage breach break bureaucratic delay caesura cease-fire cessation clearance day off delay delayage delayed reaction detention discontinuity distance between double space double take dragging drop em space en space fissure freeboard gap hair space half space halt hang-up hesitation hiatus hindrance holdup holiday interlude intermediate space intermezzo intermission intermittence interruption interspace interstice interval jam jump lacuna lag lagging lapse layoff leap leeway letup logjam lull margin moratorium obstruction paperasserie pause pro provisional provisory recess red tape red-tapeism red-tapery remission reprieve respite rest retardance retardation room single space slow-up slowdown slowness space space between stand-down stay stay of execution stop stoppage supply suspension temporary tentative tie-up time interval time lag truce vacation wait