The Senate approved the stopgap measure on a voice vote several hours later.

Hiding in London was only a stopgap measure, we knew that from the start.

But these solutions seem to be a stopgap measure, at best.

The drugs now used are at best a stopgap measure, not a cure.

Various stopgap measures were taken to stop the leaks in 1981.

He said United was probably using the system as a stopgap measure until it could figure out how to offer a broader service.

It is unclear how long the stopgap measures will be needed.

Things were bad, and the play in the banks was a stopgap measure at best.

But American officials conceded that this was only a stopgap measure.