fill in
/ˈfɪl ɪn/
noun
- A person who temporarily takes the place of another; a substitute.
- The regular teacher is sick, so we have a fill-in today.
- He worked as a fill-in for the drummer during the tour.
- The company hired a fill-in while the receptionist was on leave.
- Something that serves as a temporary replacement or addition.
- The article was a fill-in for the missing page in the magazine.
- They used a cardboard box as a fill-in for the broken drawer.
- This old chair is just a fill-in until we buy a new one.
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