当とう座ざ凌しのぎ

noun

makeshift; stopgap; temporary measure

Refers to something done to get through an immediate difficulty, without solving the underlying problem. Often used in phrases like 当座凌ぎに or 当座凌ぎの.

• 当とう座ざ凌しのぎに、古ふるい機き械かいをだましだまし使つかっている。

  As a stopgap, we're using the old machine while coaxing it along.

• その政せい策さくは当とう座ざ凌しのぎに過すぎず、抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな改かい革かくが必ひつ要ようだ。

  That policy is just a makeshift measure; fundamental reform is needed.