skip a step
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- cut cornersReduce effort or cost improperly
- leapSudden springing movement
- omitLeave something out
skip · hurdle · fast-track · cheat · workaround · impatient · rush · overlook · miss · hop · sequence · instructions · recipe · assembly · fumble · regret · backtrack · oops
procedural completeness
skip a stepgo through the motions
Act perfunctorily, without conviction
leave no stone unturned · cross every t · cover all the bases · dot the i's and cross the t's · cover all bases