interlocutory

adjective | \ ˌin-tər-ˈlä-kyə-ˌtōr-ē \ | in·ter·loc·u·to·ry

1. : not final or definitive an interlocutory order; broadly : made or done during the progress of an action especially when delay would cause irreversible injury an interlocutory appeal : made or done during the progress of an action especially when delay would cause irreversible injury an interlocutory appeal