fallbackoptions
nounUK /ˈfɔːlbæk ˈɒpʃənz/
US /ˈfɔːlbæk ˈɑːpʃənz/
Other choices you can use if your first choice does not work.
If the bus is late, we have fallback options like walking or taking a taxi.
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2. Extra plans kept ready in case the main plan fails.
The team prepared fallback options in case the venue was closed.
3. Secondary settings a computer uses when the usual ones are unavailable.
The app switches to fallback options when there is no internet.
4. Other people you can ask for help if your first helper is busy.
She had fallback options for a babysitter that evening.