fast-food

adjective

ˈfas(t)-ˌfüd 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The dog’s owner turns left onto Liverpool Parkway toward the parking lot entrance of a fast-food restaurant. —Sydney Sasser july 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025

During the fast-food chain's first quarter earnings call this year, CEO Josh Kobza stressed Burger King's international growth. —Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025

Collecting hotel soaps and fast-food napkins One mini-bar of hotel soap can last up to 10 days, according to blogger Mavis Butterfield. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 July 2025

The fan-favorite will be back on the menu on July 10, 2025, the fast-food giant announced in June. —Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fast-food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude

Kids Definition

fast-food

adjective

ˌfas(t)-ˌfüd

: specializing in food that can be prepared and served quickly

a fast-food restaurant