English · Idiom Candidate

snap judgment

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A quick decision based on limited information

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quyết định nhanh chóng dựa trên thông tin hạn chế

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: judgment made with a sudden snap

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She made a snap judgment about the hotel based on its exterior

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “snap judgment” mean?

A quick decision based on limited information Literally: judgment made with a sudden snap

Is “snap judgment” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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