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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But while fast-food joints can and will have a robot flipping burgers, independent, table-service restaurants are all about human interaction.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
The fast-food burger chain and the doughnut giant partnership was just over a year old, beginning in March 2024, bringing fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts to McDonald’s restaurants nationwide.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
Don't expect a fast-food chain, or any other corporation, to carry that load on behalf of the rest of society.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
What fast-food chain ended its partnership with McDonald’s?
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
The fast-food burger chain and the doughnut giant partnership was just over a year old, beginning in March 2024, bringing fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts to McDonald’s restaurants nationwide.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
Don't expect a fast-food chain, or any other corporation, to carry that load on behalf of the rest of society.
—Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
What fast-food chain ended its partnership with McDonald’s?
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 27 June 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 11 Jul. 2025.
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