A last-minute or makeshift approach; doing things in a panic after it's already late (literally 'weave the rope after catching the thief').
レポートを締め切り前日にまとめて書くのは泥縄式だと反省した。
I reflected that writing the report all in one go the day before the deadline is a last-minute approach.
彼の準備はいつも泥縄式で、会議では資料が足りないことが多い。
His preparations are always last-minute, and he often lacks materials in meetings.
システム障害に対して泥縄式の対応をしてしまい、後でさらに問題が出た。
We handled the system failure in a makeshift, last-minute way, and further problems arose later.