skim over

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to read something quickly without examining every detail

   Prepositional verb · Inseparable

   skim over something

   Usage: The quickly read text follows over: skim over a report, skim over it. Keep this reading sense distinct from literal motion over a surface.

   I had only enough time to skim over the report before the meeting.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   I had only enough time to skim over the report before the meeting.

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