short-term fix
Frequency: 7.211.2 per million words
A temporary solution that does not address the root cause.
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Examples (10)
- We need more than a short-term fix for this complex problem.
- The bandage is just a short-term fix until we can see a doctor.
- Their proposal offers only a short-term fix to the budget crisis.
- Don't rely on that short-term fix - we need a permanent solution.
- The manager implemented a short-term fix to keep the system running.
- This medication is merely a short-term fix for the underlying condition.
- The government's plan is criticized as just another short-term fix.
- We can't keep applying short-term fixes to long-term problems.
- The software patch provides a short-term fix while developers work on the update.
- Borrowing money was only a short-term fix for their financial troubles.