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
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Under his watch, the once-traditional fast-food chain had launched updatable menu screens in all restaurants and a sophisticated mobile app.
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Elie Ofek, Harvard Business Review, 14 Sep. 2025
What are a pirate’s two favorite fast-food restaurants?
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The fast-food sandwich chain added in a press release that customers can enjoy exclusive deals and rewards through its Subway MVP Rewards.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
For millions of digital natives scrolling through an overstimulated and over-commodified internet, that wisdom feels as foreign as heirloom seeds on a fast-food tray.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Elie Ofek, Harvard Business Review, 14 Sep. 2025
What are a pirate’s two favorite fast-food restaurants?
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
The fast-food sandwich chain added in a press release that customers can enjoy exclusive deals and rewards through its Subway MVP Rewards.
—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
For millions of digital natives scrolling through an overstimulated and over-commodified internet, that wisdom feels as foreign as heirloom seeds on a fast-food tray.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fast-food
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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