quick fix
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of quick fix
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
One Long Beach startup just raised $26 million for what it says is a quick fix for that problem.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
But it's already clear that there is no quick fix.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Researchers caution that melatonin should not be treated as a quick fix for childhood sleep problems.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
It means that if a team succeeds with one of them, it could prove to be a long-term solution and not just a quick fix.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
I don't know how, but I have a feeling that, unlike our leaking faucet, the problem my mother's about to reveal has no quick fix.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
