stopgap
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈstɑpˌɡæp/
:
solución provisional
- After the leak in the roof, they used a stopgap tarp to cover the damage until repairs could be made.
- stopgap measure
- merely a stopgap
So it feels like a stopgap solution.
- So it feels like a stopgap solution.
- And NDX CS also sending out the nylon screws in the meantime as sort of a, a stopgap solution.
- What was that feeling cheating on someone that you lived or did you love them or were they just a little stopgap?
Examples
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But these and other strategies are merely stopgap measures.
Academic text (2008) -
But that's merely a stopgap measure.
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So it feels like a stopgap solution.
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This is a stopgap measure at best.
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This is just a temporary stopgap measure, okay?
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We get fellows who are out of work and looking for stopgap employment until something opens up for them.
Fiction book (1994) -
And it'll be a good stopgap before college.
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Prosecutors call it a stopgap measure to prevent a full-blown public safety crisis.
Academic text (2009) -
Some industries resorted to stopgap measures that could be reversed when prices fell.
Academic text (1991) -
But this does not represent a fundamental shift in policy; it is merely a stopgap measure designed to quell the international outrage.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
24
4.0
An alternative plan used when the main one fails
1
4.3
A thing used for a short time to solve a problem in an emergency
1
5.7
A temporary thing used instead of what you need
A quick solution used for a short time until a proper fix is found
Antonyms
How Temporary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stopgap comes from the simple parts stop ('to close or prevent') and gap ('an opening'). It originally meant something used to close a hole, so it now means a short-term, temporary fix used until a permanent solution is found.