quick fix

noun

: an expedient usually temporary or inadequate solution to a problem

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Miller's approach is grounded in personal experience rather than market opportunity, focused on systemic change rather than quick fixes. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 In business, there are no quick fixes. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The bottom line is that a desire for a quick fix may slow your overall healing process; as a general rule, be conservative with initial interventions like these and pay attention to the way your body responds; let the body heal itself and intervene only when necessary. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 The Niners are panic-buying players from other teams, looking for quick fixes to problems that have been months — and in some cases years — in the making. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quick fix

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 6 Sep. 2025.

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