Grammar fix
temporary solution
short-term fix
A way of dealing with a problem for now, but not a permanent answer.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Using a fan is only a temporary solution to the heat until the air conditioner is fixed.
In my opinion, increasing public transport is only a temporary solution to traffic problems. A long-term plan is needed to really solve the issue.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: It's a temporal solution.
Say: It's a temporary solution.
'Temporary' (short-lasting), not 'temporal' (to do with time/grammar).
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
Natural; 'a provisional remedy of limited duration' is formal padding.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a temporary solution
- just a
- quick fix
- find a
- stopgap