間まに合あわせ

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Meanings

Refers to something used temporarily as a substitute until the proper thing is available. Often implies a rough or improvised solution.

間まに合あわせの〈物もの〉a makeshift ~ (used until something proper is available)
壊こわれた棒ぼうを間まに合あわせの支ささえに使つかった。
I used the broken pole as a makeshift support.
〈物もの〉を間まに合あわせに使つかうto use something as a stopgap
急いそいでいたので、古ふるいタオルを間まに合あわせに使つかった。
Since I was in a hurry, I used an old towel as a stopgap.
間まに合あわせで済すませるto get by with a makeshift solution
今日きょうのところは間まに合あわせで済すませることにした。
For today, I decided to just get by with a makeshift fix.

間まに合あわせるmake do with; manage with; get by with · get done in time; have ready by; finish in time for

代だい用ようN1
代用 is a formal, neutral term for substitution, while 間に合わせ specifically implies a rough, improvised stand-in used until something proper is available.
一いち時じしのぎ
一時しのぎ emphasizes merely getting through a difficult moment temporarily, whereas 間に合わせ focuses on the improvised item or method itself.
応おう急きゅうN1
応急 refers to an emergency, stopgap measure (esp. medical or technical), while 間に合わせ is the broader everyday word for any improvised substitute.
あり合あわせN1
間に合わせ stresses a temporary, improvised solution to fill a need, whereas あり合わせ simply describes items already on hand that are used as they are.

本ほん物ものN4
本物 means the genuine, proper article, the opposite of 間に合わせ, which is a rough, temporary substitute.

間まに合あうN4
間に合う means to be in time or make it on schedule, while 間に合わせ is a noun for a makeshift substitute used to get by; learners often confuse the two because of their shared root.

Noun form of the verb 間に合わせる (to make do in time), from 間に合う (to be in time) with the causative/transitive auxiliary せる.