get the jump on

Example Sentences

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Like those games, it features turn-by-turn, team-based battles, but there are also real-time infiltration sequences that let you get the jump on the bad guys before they even see you.

From Seattle Times

Sainz tried to get the jump on Verstappen from the off by starting on a faster, although less durable, tire than the polesitter.

From Washington Times

Across the country, conservatives started work decades ago to get the jump on Democrats in state-level elections.

From Salon

Senate seat is underway statewide in Georgia’s runoff, with Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock working to get the jump on Republican challenger Hershel Walker who is putting less emphasis on advance balloting.

From Seattle Times

Some think he did it to get the jump on a probable Democratic loss of the House majority in the upcoming midterm elections.

From Salon