fleeting glance
Momentary visual check
A fleeting glance is a brief, passing look—one that lasts only a moment before attention moves elsewhere.
It suggests something glimpsed rather than studied: She caught only a fleeting glance of his face before he disappeared into the crowd.
The phrase often implies insufficient time to form a complete impression.
- glimpseFleeting view
- peekFurtive brief look
- quick lookBrief visual inspection
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- briefShort in duration
passing · quick · split second · stolen · stolen moment · sidelong · flash · instant · blink · blink of an eye · darting · swift · transient · ephemeral · catch · catch someone's eye · notice · eye
duration of gaze
fleeting glancefixed gaze
stare · steady gaze · lingering look · penetrating stare · hard stare
fleeting, glance, fleet, fleetingly, glances, glanced, glancing