stopgap
noun/ˈstɒpɡæp/
/ˈstɑːpɡæp/
- something that you use or do for a short time while you are looking for something better
- The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.
- a stopgap measure
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStopgap is used before these nouns:- measure
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