Interim vs Makeshift - What's the difference?
interim | makeshift |
transitional
temporary
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A transitional or temporary period between other events.
A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.
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Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
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, date=May 26 2012
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Norway 0-1 England
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As nouns the difference between interim and makeshift
is that interim is interim while makeshift is a temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.As an adjective makeshift is
made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.interim
English
Adjective
(-)- Iraq's government is ''"interim'''.
- You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.
citation, page= , passage=Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware.}}
Noun
(en noun)- His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim .
Synonyms
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* mintier * termini ----makeshift
English
Noun
(en noun)- I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift .
Adjective
(en adjective)- They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.
citation, page= , passage=Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular.}}