It’s all in the name. You can get through a fast-food drive through in about 5-10 minutes.

Because you’re fighting traffic on your way home to feed your spouse and kids.

Go when there’s not a rush on and you can get your food in minutes.

Sorry but this is circular reasoning.

If you don’t have much time then you go when you’re able to. Which is lunchtime or after work. Which is the same for everyone else. Which is why you have to wait in line for half an hour. Which is why the “saving time” aspect doesn’t make any sense. It doesn’t matter if the food is ready made if you have to wait behind 30 other cars ahead of you.

A takeout order anywhere else will be ready when you get there if you call ahead of time and you can just go in and get it. No need to wait a single minute.

The truth is that fast food is made to be addictive, not convenient.