STOPGAP


Meaning of STOPGAP in English

/ ˈstɒpgæp; NAmE ˈstɑːp-/ noun

something that you use or do for a short time while you are looking for sth better :

The arrangement was only intended as a stopgap.

a stopgap measure

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.