half-measure

I was never contented with half measures.

我从不愿意采取折中办法。

There are no half measures in scientific research.

科研工作是不能搞折衷的。

The Era of Procrastination, of Half-Measures, of Sooting and Baffing Expedients, of Delays, is Coming to its Close.

继、折衷、和自我安慰式的权宜之计的时代已经接，却而代之的。