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Interim vs Middle - What's the difference?

interim | middle |

As adjectives the difference between interim and middle

is that interim is transitional while middle is located in the middle; in between.

As nouns the difference between interim and middle

is that interim is a transitional or temporary period between other events while middle is a centre, midpoint.

interim

English

Adjective

(-)
  • transitional
  • Iraq's government is ''"interim'''.
  • temporary
  • You are interim manager until he returns from hospital.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=May 5 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport 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)
  • A transitional or temporary period between other events.
  • His car is in the shop, but they gave him a rental to drive in the interim .

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * mintier * termini ----

    middle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * myddle (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A centre, midpoint.
  • The part between the beginning and the end.
  • *
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  • (cricket) The middle stump.
  • The central part of a human body.
  • (grammar) The middle voice.
  • Synonyms

    * centre, center * midpoint * midst

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Located in the middle; in between.
  • the middle point
    middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages
  • Central.
  • Pertaining to the middle voice.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * middle age * middle-aged * Middle Ages * middle child * middle class * Middle East * middleman * middle management * middle passage * middle path * middleware * middle way