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snap judgment

Idioms

A hurried or impetuous decision or finding, as in George was known for making snap judgments on personnel questions; he rarely bothered to investigate further. This expression, which uses snap in the sense of “quick,” was first recorded in 1841.

Example Sentences

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Defense attorney Craig Harbaugh asserted the FBI was desperate to find the person responsible and made a snap judgment, focusing on Beal and ignoring other evidence and suspects.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

“Dana H.” compels you to relinquish any impulse to snap judgment.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021

The snap judgment in most cases would be to take the Chiefs on a question like this with Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreke Hill and other weapons.

From Fox News • Feb. 2, 2021

The human mind shifts to binary mode when presented with only two choices, an evolutionary leftover from times when a snap judgment of “Us vs. Them” could determine our survival.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2016

But within hours, he had withdrawn his snap judgment.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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