low-hanging fruit

British  

noun

1. the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach

2. a course of action that can be undertaken quickly and easily as part of a wider range of changes or solutions to a problem

   first pick the low-hanging fruit

3. a suitable company to buy as a straightforward investment opportunity

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Example Sentences

He added that there was "a lot of low-hanging fruit" that rule-makers could address.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“The low-hanging fruit is gone. Every incremental improvement now requires exponentially more computer, more data centers, more power,” said Noble.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Timmer calls international stocks “the low-hanging fruit of diversification” because of overseas markets’ lower valuations and correlations to U.S. stocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Tom Loftus: That’s kind of a low-hanging fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The boy tilted one ear up at a low-hanging fruit, almost as if he were listening to it.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat