Idiom
get ahead of oneself
Meaning
To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't get ahead of yourself; finish this task first.”
“She started planning the wedding menu before she was even engaged, but her sister told her not to get ahead of herself.”
“While the investors were eager to project record-breaking profits for the next decade, the CEO cautioned them not to get ahead of themselves until the prototype passed its final safety inspection.”
Examples
simple
“Don't get ahead of yourself; finish this task first.”
contextual
“She started planning the wedding menu before she was even engaged, but her sister told her not to get ahead of herself.”
complex
“While the investors were eager to project record-breaking profits for the next decade, the CEO cautioned them not to get ahead of themselves until the prototype passed its final safety inspection.”
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