grab-and-go

grab-and-go (not comparable)

1. (informal) That can be quickly prepared or acquired and taken away.
   • 2011, Stephanie Clifford, Would You Like a Smile With That? (in The New York Times, August 6)

     The take at McDonald’s: $24 billion. But Pret a Manger — the name means “ready to eat” in French — is slowly expanding in New York and other American cities with its own brand of grab-and-go food and, more significantly, a fresh approach to fast-food service.

2. (informal) Easily portable.
   • 2017, James L. Chen, Astronomy for Older Eyes: A Guide for Aging Backyard Astronomers

     A grab-and-go telescope is an appropriate choice. For example, if the previous telescope was a 12.5-in. Newtonian, 12-in. SCT or larger telescope, consider downsizing to a 90 mm refractor or a 6-in.

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