1. temporary solutions or measures used until something better or more permanent can be found
Usage: plural of stopgap

Examples

• The company hired temporary workers as stopgaps until they could find permanent employees.
• These budget cuts are just stopgaps to address the immediate financial crisis.
• The old computers served as stopgaps while we waited for the new equipment to arrive.
• City officials implemented several stopgaps to reduce traffic congestion downtown.
• The bandages were effective stopgaps until the patient could receive proper medical treatment.
• These emergency loans are stopgaps to help small businesses survive the economic downturn.