Communication

at a glance

after a quick look

After looking at something quickly and without examining all its details.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Is the report easy to understand?

Yes, you can see the main figures at a glance.

Play the conversation

The colour-coded calendar lets me see my appointments at a glance.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: in a glance

Say: at a glance

Use the preposition "at," not "in," in this fixed expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

see something at a glance; understand something at a glance

Your turn: say it out loud

The colour-coded calendar lets me see my appointments at a glance.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

at a glance

after a quick look

“The colour-coded calendar lets me see my appointments at a glance.”

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