Stopgap in English
- stopgap⇄adj. serving as a stopgap.
Ex. U.S. economists consider stabilization plans only short-term, stopgap methods of straightening out world markets (Time). - stopgap⇄noun 1. a thing or person that fills the place of something lacking; temporary substitute.
Ex. We ought to send them our surplus food and clothing as a stopgap, until we can do something more permanent for them (Atlantic).
2. an utterance in - stopgap⇄stopgap, noun, adjective.