Grammar fix
fast food
quick meal
Food that is made and served very quickly, usually from a restaurant or takeaway, and is often not very healthy.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
We grabbed some fast food on our way home because we didn't have time to cook.
In my country, many people eat fast food when they are busy, but I try to avoid it because it's not very healthy.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I eat a lot of fast foods.
Say: I eat a lot of fast food.
Uncountable — no plural.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Expeditiously prepared cuisine' is absurd; 'fast food' is the standard term.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
fast food
- eat
- a
- junk food
- chain