stopgap

Meaning of stopgap

noun
  1. That which fills a gap or hiatus.
  2. A temporary measure or short-term fix used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
    The small company uses their old product with a few kludged enhancements as a stopgap until they can develop a new product.
adjective
  1. Filling a gap or pause.
  2. Temporary; short-term.
    They put a stopgap solution in place, but need something more permanent.

Information about stopgap

  • The plural form of stopgap is: stopgaps.
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Hyphenation of stopgap

stop-gap

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • stopgap is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

stopgap synonyms

Meaning makeshift:

makeshift

Words that rhyme with stopgap

No rhymes for stopgap found