
What Does “jump the gun” mean?
Definition:
The phrase jump the gun means to act too soon, before the right time.
Example(s)
They jumped the gun and decided to get married before really knowing each other.
This idiom is in the war category.

The phrase jump the gun means to act too soon, before the right time.
They jumped the gun and decided to get married before really knowing each other.
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