fast food

UK/ˈfæst ˈfuːd/US/ˈfæst ˈfuːd/

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Fast food is cheap hot food served in minutes over a counter. Grab some fast food.

The speed comes from doing one thing thousands of times rather than from cooking fast. Fast food chains rebuilt the way whole towns are laid out around driving.

Definitions of fast food

1phrasefast foodCheap hot food served in minutes over a counter.A2
“There was nothing open but fast food.”
- Said"I'm sick of fast food. Let's cook something for once."
- WrittenThe town had three fast food places and no greengrocer, which told you everything.
- UsedAvoid fast food on race day; it sits heavy for hours.
- ContrastFast food, not a restaurant meal. A restaurant cooks for you; fast food was cooked before you arrived. restaurant →
- Not thisA sandwich made at home is not fast food. The phrase means a counter, a chain, a wrapper.
Patterneat / live on fast food · a fast food + noun (chain, outlet, restaurant) · junk food

fast food is food.

Remember it

FAST food → ready before you find your money

Ready faster than you can find your money: a burger over the counter in two minutes.

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