diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8de56a3..1e31fc4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -540,6 +540,12 @@ version = "0.22.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "beef"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3a8241f3ebb85c056b509d4327ad0358fbbba6ffb340bf388f26350aeda225b1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bigdecimal"
 version = "0.4.10"
@@ -784,16 +790,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-link",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "chrono-english"
-version = "0.1.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38a56613410c9249673f4676ab8d27c70949814accb27b6b738009e2ff1034a1"
-dependencies = [
- "chrono",
- "scanlex",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono-tz"
 version = "0.10.4"
@@ -3817,6 +3813,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "web-time",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "interim"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a9ce9099a85f468663d3225bf87e85d0548968441e1db12248b996b24f0f5b5a"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "logos",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "io-close"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -4723,6 +4729,40 @@ version = "0.4.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0ceec5bc11778974d1bcb055b18002eba7f4b3518b6a0081b3af5f21666da9ad"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "logos"
+version = "0.15.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ff472f899b4ec2d99161c51f60ff7075eeb3097069a36050d8037a6325eb8154"
+dependencies = [
+ "logos-derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "logos-codegen"
+version = "0.15.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "192a3a2b90b0c05b27a0b2c43eecdb7c415e29243acc3f89cc8247a5b693045c"
+dependencies = [
+ "beef",
+ "fnv",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "regex-syntax",
+ "rustc_version",
+ "syn 2.0.119",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "logos-derive"
+version = "0.15.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "605d9697bcd5ef3a42d38efc51541aa3d6a4a25f7ab6d1ed0da5ac632a26b470"
+dependencies = [
+ "logos-codegen",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "loom"
 version = "0.7.2"
@@ -6162,12 +6202,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "scanlex"
-version = "0.1.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "088c5d71572124929ea7549a8ce98e1a6fd33d0a38367b09027b382e67c033db"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
 version = "0.1.29"
@@ -6249,7 +6283,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "blake3",
  "chrono",
- "chrono-english",
  "clap",
  "colored",
  "crossbeam-channel",
@@ -6260,6 +6293,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gix",
  "hex",
  "indicatif 0.18.6",
+ "interim",
  "lancedb",
  "model2vec-rs",
  "ndarray 0.17.2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f0ff7a3..2c3569b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ shlex = "1.3"           # Shell-like parsing for quoted strings in CLI
 reqwest = { version = "0.13", features = ["blocking", "gzip"] }  # HTTP client for manifest downloads
 flate2 = "1.1"          # gzip compression/decompression
 chrono = "0.4.44"
-chrono-english = "0.1"  # Natural language date parsing
+interim = { version = "0.2", features = ["chrono_0_4"] }  # Natural language date parsing
 base64 = "0.22"         # Base64 decoding for MIME-encoded email bodies
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/src/date_utils.rs b/src/date_utils.rs
index 01e5884..e632026 100644
--- a/src/date_utils.rs
+++ b/src/date_utils.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
 //! Date parsing utilities for lore email filtering
 //!
-//! Uses chrono-english for natural language date parsing, supporting formats like:
+//! Uses interim for natural language date parsing, supporting formats like:
 //! - Relative: "yesterday", "1 day ago", "2 weeks ago", "3 months ago"
 //! - Absolute: "2024-01-01" (YYYY-MM-DD ISO format)
 //!
@@ -16,28 +16,27 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 /// The lore table stores dates in RFC 2822 format, so we must convert our
 /// filter dates to the same format for SQL string comparison to work.
 ///
-/// Uses chrono-english for flexible natural language date parsing. Examples:
+/// Uses interim for flexible natural language date parsing. Examples:
 /// - "yesterday", "today", "tomorrow"
 /// - "7 days ago", "2 weeks ago", "3 months ago"
 /// - "2024-01-15" (YYYY-MM-DD ISO format)
-/// - And various other formats supported by chrono-english
+/// - And various other formats supported by interim
 pub fn parse_date(date_str: &str) -> Result<String> {
     let date_str = date_str.trim();
 
-    // Use chrono-english to parse the date relative to current time
+    // Use interim to parse the date relative to current time
     let parsed =
-        chrono_english::parse_date_string(date_str, Utc::now(), chrono_english::Dialect::Us)
-            .map_err(|e| {
-                anyhow!(
-                    "Invalid date format: '{}'. Error: {}.\n\
+        interim::parse_date_string(date_str, Utc::now(), interim::Dialect::Us).map_err(|e| {
+            anyhow!(
+                "Invalid date format: '{}'. Error: {}.\n\
              Supported formats include:\n\
              - 'yesterday', 'today'\n\
              - '7 days ago', '2 weeks ago', '3 months ago'\n\
              - 'YYYY-MM-DD' (e.g., '2024-01-15')",
-                    date_str,
-                    e
-                )
-            })?;
+                date_str,
+                e
+            )
+        })?;
 
     Ok(parsed.to_rfc2822())
 }
@@ -125,8 +124,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_natural_language_formats() {
-        // Test additional natural language formats supported by chrono-english
-        // Note: chrono-english supports many formats, but not all intuitive ones work
+        // Test additional natural language formats supported by interim
+        // Note: interim supports many formats, but not all intuitive ones work
         let test_cases = vec![
             "3 months ago",
             "2024-01-15", // Standard ISO format