Idiom
jump on the bandwagon
Meaning
To profit from a craze; to join a trend.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Everyone is buying these shoes, so I might jump on the bandwagon.”
“When the new fitness app became popular, many people jumped on the bandwagon to track their daily steps.”
“Investors often jump on the bandwagon when a new technology emerges, hoping to capitalize on the sudden market enthusiasm before the trend inevitably fades.”
Examples
simple
“Everyone is buying these shoes, so I might jump on the bandwagon.”
contextual
“When the new fitness app became popular, many people jumped on the bandwagon to track their daily steps.”
complex
“Investors often jump on the bandwagon when a new technology emerges, hoping to capitalize on the sudden market enthusiasm before the trend inevitably fades.”
Origin
From 19th-century American politics: candidates paraded on circus bandwagons (Dan Rice's famously among them), and supporters would literally jump aboard.
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- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Updated