stopgap

• Sustantivo que designa algo temporal o improvisado que se usa para satisfacer una necesidad urgente o cubrir un vacío hasta que se encuentre una solución permanente.

A noun referring to something temporary or improvised that is used to fulfill an urgent need or fill a gap until a permanent solution is found.

1. Temporary solutionB2formal

   Something used temporarily to fill a need or solve an urgent problem until a permanent solution is found.

   Solución provisional

   • The old computer was just a stopgap until they could afford a new one.
   • Using tape to fix the pipe was only a stopgap measure.
   • The government introduced a stopgap budget to avoid a shutdown.

   Sinónimosband aidexpedientmakeshiftsubstitute

   Antónimosfixpermanentresolutionsolution