stopgaps
Interim solutions only
Stopgaps are temporary solutions or substitutes used until something better or more permanent becomes available.
The word implies inadequacy—a stopgap measure keeps things functioning but doesn't truly solve the problem: We hired temps as stopgaps until we could fill the positions permanently.
The singular stopgap works as both noun and adjective: a stopgap solution.
Provisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- short-termOf limited duration
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- placeholderTemporary position marker
band-aid · holding · bridge · fill-in · stand-in · substitute · palliative · expedient
Temporarily fixed with scraps
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
- ad-hocFor a specific purpose
patchwork · bodge · rough-and-ready · on-the-fly · impromptu · extemporaneous · slapdash · thrown-together
interim
Provisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- short-termOf limited duration
- transitionalConnecting two phases
placeholder · band-aid · holding · bridge · fill-in · stand-in · substitute · palliative · expedient · emergency
jury-rigged
Temporarily fixed with scraps
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- kludgeAwkward but functional solution
ad-hoc · patchwork · bodge · rough-and-ready · on-the-fly · impromptu · extemporaneous · slapdash · thrown-together · rigged
- workaroundsworkaround, workarounds, fixes, hacks, quick fix
- safeguardssafeguards, safety valve, protections, kill switch, defenses
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, stand-in