quick fix

noun

: an expedient usually temporary or inadequate solution to a problem

Examples of quick fix in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Being financially hamstrung, with Sevilla’s €2,499 ($2,700) the lowest budget in La Liga and the second division, means there are few quick fixes to the on-field issues mentioned. Henry Flynn, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 Ortberg warned on Wednesday there was no quick fix for the ailing planemaker. Daniel Catchpole, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 Wellness and beauty brands have started offering quick fixes via ingestible and topical collagen that claim to boost collagen production for bouncier, glowier skin. Devon Abelman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024 But this enforcement was just a quick fix in a never-ending game of whack-a-mole in the land of generative AI, where new pieces of media are churned out every day using derivatives of other media scraped haphazardly from the web. Megan Farokhmanesh Lauren Goode, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quick fix 

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Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of quick fix was in 1966

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“Quick fix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quick%20fix. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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