plural of stopgap

Short-term; temporary. / Filling a gap or pause.

(rare) That which stops up or fills a gap or hole. / Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.

(transitive) To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus). / (intransitive) To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.

simple past tense and past participle of stopgap

present participle of stopgap