# jump on the bandwagon

idiom · CEFR B2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/jump-on-the-bandwagon
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To profit from a craze; to join a trend.

## 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.

## Origin

From 19th-century American politics: candidates paraded on circus bandwagons (Dan Rice's famously among them), and supporters would literally jump aboard. (disputed)

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