Interim and Intermediate

Interim

Interim adjective - Intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time.
Usage example: putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage

Intermediate and interim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intermediate" instead the word "Interim" as an adjective or a noun.

Intermediate

Intermediate adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Interim and intermediate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Interim" instead the word "Intermediate" as an adjective or a noun.

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