temp fix
Band-aid for now
A temp fix is a temporary solution to a problem, intended to work until a proper repair can be made.
The phrase appears in technical contexts—software patches, mechanical repairs, workarounds—where something needs to function now even if it's not ideal: It's just a temp fix until we can replace the whole unit.
Temp fixes have a tendency to become permanent.
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- patchMaterial covering damage
- bandaidAdhesive wound covering
- band-aid solutionSuperficial fix masking deeper problems
quick · quick and dirty · hack · hack job · duct tape · jerry-rig · makeshift · kludge · shortcut · bodge · interim · holdover · emergency · slapdash · improvised · rushed · brittle · fragile
- makeshift repairstape job, field repair