stopgap
Adjective
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Adjective
stopgap (not comparable)
- Filling a gap or pause.
- Temporary; short-term.
- They put a stopgap solution in place, but need something more permanent.
stopgap (plural stopgaps)
- That which fills a gap or hiatus.
- (figuratively) A temporary measure or short-term fix used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
- The small company uses their old product with a few kludged enhancements as a stopgap until they can develop a new product.
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