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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The Goons recorded blitz-style attacks on teens in parks and parking garages, outside fast-food restaurants and at house parties that went unchecked by police for more than a year.
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Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Gibbs said Taco Bell led the industry in the third quarter in value perception among all fast-food consumers, helping its sales even during an industrywide slowdown.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Although inflation is slowing, cost-conscious consumers are eating more at home or at lower-cost fast-food restaurants, where the average check is $7.92, about half the average check at a sit-down restaurant, according to CREST, a database from consumer insight firm Circana.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Miso Robotics has a lot riding on its ability to persuade fast-food chains to incorporate Flippy -- a robotic arm that drops fryer baskets into sizzling oil -- into their kitchens.
—Queenie Wong Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Gibbs said Taco Bell led the industry in the third quarter in value perception among all fast-food consumers, helping its sales even during an industrywide slowdown.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Although inflation is slowing, cost-conscious consumers are eating more at home or at lower-cost fast-food restaurants, where the average check is $7.92, about half the average check at a sit-down restaurant, according to CREST, a database from consumer insight firm Circana.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Miso Robotics has a lot riding on its ability to persuade fast-food chains to incorporate Flippy -- a robotic arm that drops fryer baskets into sizzling oil -- into their kitchens.
—Queenie Wong Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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