/ 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
/ 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. 2005