jumped the gun
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So much so that the state senator from San Francisco jumped the gun this fall, entering the race to fill the former House speaker’s seat in Congress before she announced her retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Media outlets reported on Wednesday that a fight between the pair was almost a done deal, but Hearn told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast that "everyone has jumped the gun" with these claims.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Law firms that jumped the gun in using AI to write legal documents have been apologizing for the predictable errors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
“The press has jumped the gun on their reporting, excluding vital details on the contracts and our auditing system,” Walters wrote in the memo, obtained by The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
It should have worked, but for one fighter pilot who jumped the gun.
From The Good Neighbors by Edgar Pangborn
