quick fix

noun

: an expedient usually temporary or inadequate solution to a problem

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But these aren’t quick fixes for a better score — the best way to boost your credit score is by consistently making payments on time and fully repaying loans. Quinlan Grim, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 Alternatively, organizations offering micro-therapy may see it as a quick fix for employee wellness rather than investing in a long-term mental health strategy. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025 This was never going to be a quick fix, and while United have clearly rigged their mast in a new direction, early waters have been choppier than anyone envisaged. Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025 As is always the case with relatively nascent technologies, there is unlikely to be an overnight quick fix here. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 27 Feb. 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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