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at a glance

at a glance prepositional phrase: upon cursory examination.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Upon cursory examination.
    • This report is certainly not comprehensive; it is more of a "Marketing Division at a glance".
    • At a glance it seems that he is a nice guy, but upon digging deeper the truth emerges.

Questions about at a glance

What does at a glance mean?
At a glance means upon cursory examination.
What part of speech is at a glance?
At a glance is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at a glance in the dictionary

  1. at a discount
  2. at a distance
  3. at a draft
  4. at a draught
  5. at a fast clip
  6. at a glance
  7. at a go
  8. at a guess
  9. at a loose end
  10. at a loss
  11. at a loss for words

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