The Latin phrase ad interim (often shortened to ad int) literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. It also refers to a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador, as in the term chargé d'affaires ad interim.

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The abbreviation a.i. is used in job titles. E.g. Director of Operations, a.i.