makeshiftchoices

noun
UK /ˈmeɪkʃɪft ˈtʃɔɪsɪz/
US /ˈmeɪkʃɪft ˈtʃɔɪsɪz/

Choices you make quickly with whatever you have, because you have no better options.

With no chairs left, the kids made makeshift choices and sat on boxes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Quick decisions made in an emergency when normal options are unavailable.

During the storm, the family's makeshift choices kept them safe.

3. Simple, temporary solutions chosen instead of proper ones.

The teacher's makeshift choices for the art project used paper scraps.

4. Choices that are good enough for now but not meant to last.

His makeshift choices for dinner were crackers and cheese.