hasty conclusion
noun phraseUK /ˈheɪsti kənˈkluːʒən/
US /ˈheɪsti kənˈkluːʒən/
A hasty conclusion is a decision you make too fast before you know all the facts.
Don't jump to a hasty conclusion about why she was late; maybe her bus broke down.
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2. An opinion formed without enough evidence or thought.
Calling him lazy was a hasty conclusion, since he had been sick all week.
3. A fast decision made in a hurry that may be wrong.
The teacher warned us not to reach a hasty conclusion before reading the whole story.
4. A belief you accept too quickly because it seems obvious.
Her hasty conclusion that the noise was a burglar turned out to be just the cat.