quick glance
Fleeting visual check
A quick glance is a brief, rapid look at something—just enough to register basic information without careful examination: She took a quick glance at her phone.
The phrase emphasizes speed over thoroughness, often suggesting you'll return for a closer look later or that closer inspection isn't needed.
- glimpseFleeting view
- peekFurtive brief look
- sneak peekAdvance partial viewing
- scanBrief visual sweep
- skimPass over lightly
flash · flicker · momentary · fleeting · swift · split second · cursory · passing · darting · sideways · stolen · furtive · double take · brief · snapshot · first impression · once-over · squint
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, squint, wink
- expressions of alertnesswide eyes
- momentsmoment, instant, second, flash, jiffy
- snap judgmentssnap judgment, snap decision, hasty conclusion, rush to judgment, jumping to conclusions
depth of attention
quick glanceclose inspection
penetrating stare · hard look · in-depth analysis · forensic examination
intentionality
quick glancerapt attention
quick, glance, quicker, quickest, quickly, quickness, quicken, quickened, quickening