short order

n.
An order of food prepared and served quickly, as in a diner.

short-order short'-or'der (shôrt'ôr'dər) adj.

1.  Quickly; see in short order.
2.  An order of food to be prepared and served quickly, as in It's just a diner, serving short orders exclusively. This expression, dating from about 1890, gave rise to the adjective short-order, used not only in short-order cook, a cook specializing in short orders, but in other terms such as short-order divorce, a divorce quickly obtained owing to liberal divorce laws.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to food that can be prepared quickly
  Pertains to noun: short order (meaning #1)

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