Food / B1

fahst-FOOD/ˌfɑːst ˈfuːd/

Fast food (id: fast-food) is hot food prepared and served quickly, often from a chain (often uncountable). A takeaway may be slower and local; the canteen is the school meal. High street: fast food is not a free-school-meal; use the canteen till.

Meaning

Hot food prepared and served quickly, often from a chain (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Fast food on the high street is not a free-school-meal; use the canteen till.”
• “A fast-food voucher on a trip still needs the teacher’s say-so; leaving the group is a safeguarding fail.”

Good to know

fast food (often uncountable). Contrast: a takeaway / the canteen. High street / trips. Mix-up: fast means quick; the food is the meal, not a speed limit.

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