fast-food
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in food that can be prepared and served quickly
a fast-food restaurant
2
: designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance
fast-food TV programming
fast food
noun
Examples of fast-food in a Sentence
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The Goons would record their blitz-style attacks in parks, parking garages, outside fast-food restaurants and at house parties.
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The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Food For Subscribers Where to eat and drink near Dodger Stadium before or after a game
April 19, 2024
Like most fast-food chains, the menu at every MLB ghost kitchen is identical, right down to sandwiches served on the same soft pretzel bun.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Other residents hold largely low-wage, working-class positions including gardening, and working in fast-food, healthcare and homecare, Church said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2024
Seattle food safety lawyer Bill Marler — who represented clients in a deadly 1993 E. coli outbreak in fast-food hamburgers and has lobbied for broader changes in controlling salmonella — said the new regulation is a good first step.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The legislation was inspired by last year's negotiations over a bill that mandated a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.
—Adam Beam, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
In 2004, the Hills moved Tastebuds to a sparkling new strip shopping center in what was otherwise a fast-food wasteland near Sycamore School Road.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
That 20% raise lost some of its luster, though, when California raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Some major fast-food franchises saw underwhelming sales late last year as many diners veered away from drive-thrus to seek better value in grocery aisles.
—Savannah Sellers, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Food For Subscribers Where to eat and drink near Dodger Stadium before or after a game
April 19, 2024
Like most fast-food chains, the menu at every MLB ghost kitchen is identical, right down to sandwiches served on the same soft pretzel bun.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
Other residents hold largely low-wage, working-class positions including gardening, and working in fast-food, healthcare and homecare, Church said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2024
Seattle food safety lawyer Bill Marler — who represented clients in a deadly 1993 E. coli outbreak in fast-food hamburgers and has lobbied for broader changes in controlling salmonella — said the new regulation is a good first step.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The legislation was inspired by last year's negotiations over a bill that mandated a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.
—Adam Beam, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
In 2004, the Hills moved Tastebuds to a sparkling new strip shopping center in what was otherwise a fast-food wasteland near Sycamore School Road.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2024
That 20% raise lost some of its luster, though, when California raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
Some major fast-food franchises saw underwhelming sales late last year as many diners veered away from drive-thrus to seek better value in grocery aisles.
—Savannah Sellers, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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