Interim may refer to:

Temporary organizational arrangements (general concept)

Provisional government A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, a transitional government or provisional leadership, is a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition, often following state collapse, revoluti ...

, emergency government during the creation, collapse, or crisis of a state; also called interim government *

Caretaker government A caretaker government, also known as a caretaker regime, is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it co ...

, temporary rule between governments in a parliamentary democracy; also called interim government *

Acting president An acting president is a person who temporarily fills the role of a country's president when the incumbent president is unavailable (such as by illness or visiting abroad) or when the post is vacant (such as for death Death is the en ...

, interim head of a state *

Acting (law) In law, a person is acting in a position if they are not serving in the position on a permanent basis. This may be the case if the position has not yet been formally created, the person is only occupying the position on an interim basis, the perso ...

, designation of a person temporarily exercising the authority of any position *

Interim management Interim management is the temporary provision of management resources and skills. Interim management can be seen as the short-term assignment of a proven heavyweight interim executive manager to manage a period of transition, crisis or change wi ...

, in business *

Regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

, temporary ruler standing in for monarch currently unable to exercise rule *

Locum A locum, or locum tenens, is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for physicians or clergy. For example, a ''locum tenens physician'' is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician. ...

, a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another

Legal concepts and procedures

Interim order The term interim order refers to an order issued by a court during the pendency of the litigation. It is generally issued by the Court to ensure Status quo. The rationale for such orders to be issued by the Courts is best explained by the Latin le ...

, court order in effect pending outcome of a case * Interim trustee, concept in United States bankruptcy law * Interim appeal, a partial appeal in United States law * Interim interdict in Scots law, a temporary injunction * Judicial interim release, part of Canadian bail law

Temporary peaces

* Regensburg Interim, 1542 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany * Augsburg Interim, 1548 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany *

Leipzig Interim The Leipzig Interim was one of several temporary settlements between the Emperor Charles V and German Lutherans following the Schmalkaldic War. It was presented to an assembly of Saxon political estates in December 1548. Though not adopted by the ...

, another 1548 decree relating to religious disputes in Germany * Interim Peace between Finland and the USSR 1940–1941

Sports

* Caretaker manager, temporary manager of a soccer team; also called interim manager * Interim championship, temporary world championship in boxing and other contact sports * IFA Interim Intermediate League, Ireland 2008–2009

Arts

* ''Interim'' (film), 1953 short film by Stan Brakhage * ''Interim'' (album), 2004 album by British rock band The Fall * INTERIM-Theater in Munich

Other

* MCC Interim Linux, provisional software release 1992 *

Interim Control Module The Interim Control Module (ICM) is a NASA-constructed module designed to serve as a temporary "tug" for the International Space Station in case the Zvezda service module was destroyed or not launched for an extended period of time. History It ...