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fix for vs fix on

Both "fix for" and "fix on" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Fix for" is used when referring to a solution or remedy for a problem, while "fix on" is used when focusing attention or concentration on something.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 607 views

fix for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a solution or remedy for a problem. It indicates the action taken to address an issue.

Examples:

I have a quick fix for the broken chair.
The technician provided a fix for the software bug.
She found a fix for the leaking faucet.
What's the fix for this error message?
Do you have a fix for the slow internet connection?

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I admit that this is a fix for the rock-and-roll era, which is concentrating minds right now and which saw both an explosion in popular music and remarkably poor contracts.
A fix for Cahill coming after you for colluding with Harvey?
Takashi Iwai and Joseph H. Buehler - Fix for AWE cards pitch being too high
Fix for slow startup on Windows
I found the fix for that Outdoor Man case, so Ben's taking me to dinner.
(Tv) Minister Riesenhuber, author of the report... said there is no quick fix for saving damaged forests.
The fix for all this could be on that computer.
There's a fix for the car.
I have just the fix for you.
There's no quick fix for us.
There's no quick fix for what you have, Nathan.
I think I have a fix for that.
It's OK, I got a fix for that.
He told us a place we could fix for cheap.
Even if we get a GPS fix for the alibi times, it still doesn't tell us which floor he was on.
He's been spending a lot of time with Elena working on that fix for his patent.
And most importantly, I owe you a fix for the last five years.
Until you can find a fix for your credit problem,
Is that the dioxypeptisol originally thought to be a fix for incipient glaucoma?
Madam President, NEPAD and its implementation agency, the African Union, offer, as all of us would agree, no quick fix for the problems of Africa.

Alternatives:

solution for
remedy for
resolution for
answer for
way to fix

fix on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when focusing attention or concentration on something. It indicates directing one's focus towards a particular subject or issue.

Examples:

Let's fix on finding a solution to the problem.
The team decided to fix on improving customer service.
She fixed on the idea of starting her own business.
We need to fix on the main issues first.
The discussion should fix on the key points.

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Sir, Sheriff has a fix on the truck.
We have a fix on three of the occurrences about to appear...
Callen, we got a fix on Rome.
Kate, I need you to take out that electrical junction box so Chloe can get an exact fix on Margot's location.
I need a fix on my current location.
Laura, do you have a fix on my position?
Sean Meyers's cell phone server got a fix on his signal around here.
Okay, I got a fix on Nate and Mrs. Scott's signal coming down the mountain.
Aban has kept a very low profile under the Taliban, so it is crucial that we make contact, as soon as we have a fix on his position.
The Fates have a fix on you.
HeIm, get a fix on Chakotay and the Captain.
We have a sonar fix on subject.
You and Beckman get a fix on that balloon.
We can triangulate the signal and get a fix on Station Orange.
Get a fix on her position.
They got a fix on the missing Feds.
Valerie, we have a fix on Raines.
I don't have a fix on him.
I've managed to get a rough fix on the source of the dimensional leeching.
Turn thoughts from unfortunate past, and fix on glorious future.

Alternatives:

focus on
concentrate on
center on
zero in on
direct attention to

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