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jump the gun
verb as in get a head start
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Trump has reason to jump the gun on taking credit for the economy now: It’s doing amazingly well.
Further questions were raised last week when the British military seemed to jump the gun in announcing Kate would attend a Trooping the Color ceremony in June, apparently without consulting palace officials.
Prior to the vote, McCarthy argued that Schiff's censure was a reason why they shouldn't jump the gun on impeachment articles, according to The Hill.
"We do not want to jump the gun on an announcement but I think it is quite likely that it will be a significant investment in our relationship with India," he told reporters.
He was so eager to jump the gun that he whipped out classified documents for small potatoes political grievances.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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