jump the gun

jump the gun
ACT PREMATURELY, act too soon, be over-hasty, be precipitate; informal be ahead of oneself.
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phrasal or beat the gun
1. : to start in a race before the starting signal

disqualified for jumping the gun

2. : to act, move, or begin something before the approved, appropriate, or proper time

were scheduled to be married in June but they jumped the gun

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jump the gun
(ie the starting-gun in a race) to get off one's mark too soon, act prematurely, take an unfair advantage
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Main Entry: ↑jump

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jump the gun phrase
to do or say something too soon, before you know that it is suitable or correct
Thesaurus: to behave in an uncontrolled waysynonym
Main entry: jump

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I
informal act before the proper time
II
see gun

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jump the gun
informal : to start or do something too soon

Several racers jumped the gun. [=started to race before the starting gun was fired]

The newspaper jumped the gun [=acted too soon] and announced the wrong candidate as winner of the election.

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Main Entry: ↑gun
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jump the gun — see ↑gun, 1
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Main Entry: ↑jump

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jump the ˈgun idiom
to do sth too soon, before the right time
Main entry: ↑jumpidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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