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to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it (Originally used in sports contests that are started by firing a gun. If someone running in a race jumps the gun, they start running before the gun has been fired to start the race.)
He shouted at me before I had time to explain, but later he apologised for jumping the gun (jump the gun).
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jump the gun
to do something prematurely
I think I jumped the gun on calling her «bitch.» she won’t talk to me anymore, I guess it was too early.
by bitch November 22, 2002
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To commit suicide, not necessarily by use of a gun.
Bob Jumped the gun because his wife was cheating on him.
by some guy November 22, 2002
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You jump the gun when you start doing something before the appropriate time.
Sorry I jumped the gun by telling Carol the news before checking with you
by Domingo Mihovilovic October 19, 2007
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jumping the gun
doing something before your supposed to
example: one time, there was a hot girl I knew and when she asked my name, instead of telling her my name, I immediately told her my insta account name
Charlie: «Daniel you idiot, you were supposed to tell her your name. Quit jumping the gun.»
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jumping the gun
1. To make or take a decision hastily without much consideration about it.
2. Rushing into something.
» — Nate, I think we should have a baby.
— Maybe you’re jumping the gun here, honey. Let’s finish highschool first.»
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What is another word for jump the gun?
251 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈʌmp ðə ɡˈʌn], [ dʒˈʌmp ðə ɡˈʌn], [ dʒ_ˈʌ_m_p ð_ə ɡ_ˈʌ_n]
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adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- unanticipated,
- off the top of head,
- gone off half-cocked,
- off the hip,
- Subitaneous,
- off top of head,
- without warning,
- harumscarum.
• precipitous/precipitate (adjective)
- more unanticipated,
- in-discreet,
- harum scarum,
- un-controlled,
- un anticipated,
- un expected,
- un controlled,
- head long,
- gone half cocked,
- more subitaneous,
- gone off half cocked,
- most unanticipated,
- in discreet,
- un-foreseen,
- off the top head,
- off hip,
- un foreseen,
- head-long,
- un-expected,
- un-anticipated,
- illadvised,
- gone half-cocked,
- most precipitate,
- gone halfcocked,
- most subitaneous,
- gone off halfcocked,
- off top head.
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v.
• anticipate (verb)
- were afraid,
- crossing bridge,
- fore-tastes,
- fore tell,
- fore-tell,
- saw the cards,
- had hunch,
- fore-casting,
- fore seeing,
- preparing for,
- seeing coming,
- haddest a hunch,
- hast a hunch,
- saw in the cards,
- saw cards,
- pre-vision,
- having hunch,
- previsioning,
- hadst hunch,
- pre-visions,
- fore telling,
- had a hunch,
- fore-told,
- crossed the bridge,
- fore-casts,
- are afraid,
- fore saw,
- fore taste,
- fore cast,
- counting chickens,
- counted chickens,
- pre visioning,
- previsioned,
- crosses bridge,
- sees cards,
- having a hunch,
- fore tells,
- fore casting,
- cross bridge,
- was afraid,
- fore-see,
- pre visioned,
- fore-sees,
- fore casts,
- crossing the bridge,
- promising oneself,
- seeing the cards,
- sees coming,
- seeing cards,
- hast hunch,
- seeing in cards,
- fore seen,
- fore told,
- saw in cards,
- fore tastes,
- see the cards,
- fore-seeing,
- pre-visioning,
- planning on,
- fore-tells,
- sees the cards,
- waits for,
- see in cards,
- fore see,
- art afraid,
- wast afraid,
- crosses the bridge,
- hoping for,
- sees in the cards,
- see cards,
- haddest hunch,
- promised oneself,
- wert afraid,
- prepares for,
- looked forward to,
- counts chickens,
- promises oneself,
- fore-taste,
- fore-tasting,
- has hunch,
- pre vision,
- fore-telling,
- being afraid,
- fore sees,
- pre visions,
- jump gun,
- sees in cards,
- hath hunch,
- fore-cast,
- saw coming,
- hadst a hunch,
- seeing in the cards,
- looks forward to,
- pre-visioned,
- planned on,
- crossed bridge,
- fore tasting,
- hopes for,
- fore-seen,
- hath a hunch,
- fore tasted,
- fore-tasted,
- fore-saw.
• get a head start (verb)
- beat the gun,
- preempt,
- beat someone to the punch.
• presume (verb)
- sur-mise,
- re-lying,
- pre-tended,
- de-pending,
- pre-supposes,
- pre-tending,
- de pended,
- pre-suppose,
- de pends,
- re lying,
- pre supposes,
- de-pended,
- pre supposed,
- re-lied,
- pre-mises,
- pre suppose,
- de pending,
- re lied,
- pre tends,
- sur-mises,
- pre-supposed,
- de-pend,
- sur mises,
- pre tending,
- de-pends,
- pre-supposing,
- sur mise,
- pre supposing,
- pre-mise,
- pre tend,
- pre mise,
- pre-tends,
- pre mises,
- de pend.
• start (verb)
- re-coil,
- re coils,
- re-coiling,
- re coiling,
- re coil,
- re-coils,
- re-coiled,
- re coiled.
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Other synonyms:
• flinch
- start.
• Other relevant words:
- waited for,
- take for granted,
- prepared for,
- posits,
- look for,
- squinch,
- plans on,
- Shying,
- have hunch,
- figure,
- taking for granted,
- foretastes,
- squinching,
- foretasting,
- anticipate,
- be afraid,
- is afraid,
- takes for granted,
- see coming,
- looking for,
- supposes,
- foretaste,
- took for granted,
- looks for,
- squinched,
- has a hunch,
- promise oneself,
- previsions,
- premise,
- wait for,
- hoped for,
- presume,
- squinches,
- looking forward to,
- looked for,
- shies,
- prevision,
- foretasted,
- hope for,
- look forward to,
- see in the cards,
- cross the bridge,
- prepare for,
- count chickens,
- plan on,
- waiting for,
- have a hunch.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- itch to,
- foresee,
- stew,
- forestall,
- Forejudge,
- predetermine,
- prejudge,
- sweat,
- Forerun,
- presuppose,
- go before,
- squirm,
- be predisposed,
- Presurmise,
- go off half-cocked,
- false start,
- get excited,
- fret,
- preconceive,
- fuss.
How to use «Jump the gun» in context?
Jump the gun is a term that is often used when people are talking about making a decision before all the evidence is in. This term is often seen as unethical and can be very harmful to someone’s reputation. Jumping the gun can cause a person to make a decision that is not in their best interest and can ultimately lead to them making a mistake. It is important to take the time to gather as much information as possible before making a decision, so that you can make the correct decision.
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check,
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Nearby words
- jump seat
- jump ship
- jump shot
- jump suit
- jump the bandwagon
- Jump the gun
- (just) between you and me
- (just) the tip of the iceberg
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Meaning of Idiom ‘Jump the Gun’
To jump the gun means to start too early; to start doing something before you should or before it is appropriate to begin; to do something without thinking about it carefully first; to begin something before preparations have been made; to act prematurely or to act too hastily. 1Definition of jump the gun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press,2Bengelsdorf, Peter. Idioms in the News – 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples. N.p.: Amz Digital Services, 2012.,3Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
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Examples Of Use
“The wedding reception was fun except they jumped the gun and cut the cake too early. Most of the guests hadn’t even arrived.”
“The newspaper jumped the gun and printed the story before the sources had been properly vetted. Now they’ve had to retract the story.”
“I’m afraid I jumped the gun on announcing that I was leaving the company. My new job fell through.”
“Someone jumped the gun and now everyone knows that one of the favorite characters on the show is going to be killed off. Needless to say, the show makers aren’t happy.”
“Let’s not jump the gun. We have to finish the testing first.”
“Aren’t we jumping the gun a bit? Let’s talk about this before you rush into anything.”
Origin
This idiom alludes to a starting pistol used to signal the beginning of a race. To jump the gun, in a race, means to start before the gun goes off. This phrase began as beat the pistol around 1900 but by the early 1940s had become ‘jump the gun.’ It passed into general figurative use by the mid-1900s. 4Ammer, Christine. The Dictionary of Cliches: a Word Lover’s Guide to 4,000 Overused Phrases and Almost-Pleasing Platitudes. Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.
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