Idiom
low-hanging fruit
Meaning
Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We should focus on the low-hanging fruit to finish the project quickly.”
“The manager suggested we tackle the low-hanging fruit first to show some quick progress to the team.”
“By addressing the low-hanging fruit within the current budget, the committee secured immediate improvements before tackling more complex, long-term structural reforms.”
Examples
simple
“We should focus on the low-hanging fruit to finish the project quickly.”
contextual
“The manager suggested we tackle the low-hanging fruit first to show some quick progress to the team.”
complex
“By addressing the low-hanging fruit within the current budget, the committee secured immediate improvements before tackling more complex, long-term structural reforms.”
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