Idiom
jump the gun
Meaning
To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't jump the gun before you know all the facts.”
“I bought the plane tickets before my boss approved my vacation, so I really jumped the gun.”
“Investors often jump the gun by purchasing shares based on rumors rather than waiting for the official quarterly financial report.”
Examples
simple
“Don't jump the gun before you know all the facts.”
contextual
“I bought the plane tickets before my boss approved my vacation, so I really jumped the gun.”
complex
“Investors often jump the gun by purchasing shares based on rumors rather than waiting for the official quarterly financial report.”
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