sneak peek

[ sneek peek ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a brief, exclusive, or illicit chance to see or experience something, especially something that will later be officially released to the public:

   The auto designers have released a sneak peek into their latest model, a one-of-a-kind custom build.

   Viewers were treated to some TV and movie sneak peeks during the big game's commercial breaks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sneak peek¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

And last month, L.A. residents got a sneak peek at what that could look like at a generative AI film competition in Culver City.

From Los Angeles Times

Sometime next year, we might have an opportunity for a sneak peek inside the David Geffen Galleries, the new permanent collection building under construction on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Wilshire Boulevard campus.

From Los Angeles Times

Granada Hills lost 42-14 earlier in the season to Carson, but it’s a sneak peek of what’s to come in City Section football, where the team that lost in the regular season would win the rematch in coming years.

From Los Angeles Times

In the sneak peek at the film — due to hit theaters in the United States on September 27 — a misguided marketing team made an apparent attempt to riff on the mixed buzz, using several quotes from famous film critics that were later revealed to be fraudulent — leading to the trailer being pulled down hours after it went up.

From Salon

The organizers that will bring the Olympics to Southern California in 2028 offered a sneak peek during Sunday night’s closing ceremony at Stade de France.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• examination
• viewing