stopgap
GeneralLv.4 (900)noun
Definition
a temporary solution used until a proper one is available
Examples
Hiring part-timers was only a stopgap until more staff could be recruited.
The budget bill was a one-year stopgap, not a real solution.
Collocations
a stopgap measureserve as a stopgaponly a stopgap
Paraphrase
temporary fixinterim solution