jump the gun
To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes offTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
» Tom certainly appears to have jumped the gun.
Meaning
3 sensesTo begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
einen Frühstart hinlegen
соверши́ть фальста́ртsoveršítʹ falʹstárt
(idiomatic)To act or begin too soon or without due caution.
überstürzen
де́йствовать преждевре́менноdéjstvovatʹ preždevrémenno, поспешитьpospešitʹ, поторопитьсяpotoropitʹsja
(idiomatic)To trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.
Examples
8 sentencesTom certainly appears to have jumped the gun.
Don't jump the gun.
Tom jumped the gun.
I don't want to jump the gun.
ruЯ не хочу совершить фальстарт.
deIch möchte keinen Frühstart verursachen.
Let's not jump the gun.
ruДавайте не будем опережать события.
deLasst uns nichts überstürzen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Forms
jumps the gun, jumping the gun, jumped the gun, jumped the gun| Base form | jump the gun · to jump the gun |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | jumps the gun |
| Present participle | jumping the gun |
| Past simple | jumped the gun |
| Past participle | jumped the gun |
irregular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle