jump the gun
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jump the gun
Rhymes with -ʌn
verb jumps the gun · jumping the gun · jumped the gun
- To begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off. Unperturbed when an overanxious opponent jumped the gun in the women's 60-yd. dash, willowy Wilma Rudolph exploded perfectly from the starting blocks.
- To act or begin too soon or without due caution. Taking advantage of advance press releases, gabby Walter Winchell jumped the gun a full two weeks by announcing in his radio period and tabloid column that the 1933-34 prizewinner was Men in White by Sidney Kingsley.
- To trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information.
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verb to begin a race too soon
| Español | partir en falso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 搶跑 /抢跑 qiǎngpǎo |
| Français | faire un faux départ |
| Deutsch | einen Frühstart hinlegen |
| Română | fura startul |
| Русский | соверши́ть фальста́рт soveršítʹ falʹstárt |
verb to act without due caution
| Español | precipitarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 操之過急 /操之过急 cāozhīguòjí |
| Português | precipitar |
| Français | agir hâtivement, agir prématurément, devancer l'appel, s'emballer, brûler les étapes |
| Deutsch | überstürzen |
| Italiano | andare a testa bassa |
| Русский | де́йствовать преждевре́менно déjstvovatʹ preždevrémenno, поспешить pospešitʹ, поторопиться potoropitʹsja |
| العربية | يتسرع |
verb to trade securities based on yet undisclosed information
| Español | usar información privilegiada |
|---|---|
| Français | commettre un délit d'initié |
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