GET A JUMP ON SOMEONE/SOMETHING - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of get a jump on someone/something in English

get a jump on someone/something

idiom mainly US informal Add to word list Add to word list to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to win an advantage for yourself: I like to leave work early on Fridays so I can get a jump on the traffic. Advantage and disadvantage

• ace
• an ace up your sleeve idiom
• attraction
• be well in there idiom
• be/stay/keep one jump ahead idiom
• have the inside track idiom
• have the odds/cards stacked against you idiom
• head start
• head start on someone/something
• hold all the cards idiom
• leg
• lock
• milk
• preferentially
• privileged
• profit from something phrasal verb
• racing start
• saving grace
• stick
• the best of both worlds idiom

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get a jump on someone/something

idiom (also get the jump on someone/something) Add to word list Add to word list to get an advantage over other people by doing something before they do: The company is trying to get a jump on their competitors by putting a lot of money into research. (Definition of get a jump on someone/something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of get a jump on someone/something

in Chinese (Traditional) 搶在…之前，比…佔先… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 抢在…之前，比…占先… See more in Spanish adelantarse a alguien/algo… See more Need a translator?

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get a feel for something idiom get a grip (on yourself) idiom get a grip on yourself idiom get a job get a jump on someone/something idiom get a kick out of something/doing something get a life! idiom get a line on someone idiom get a load of him, her, you, etc.! idiom {{#randomImageQuizHook.filename}} {{#randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes Try a quiz now {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{^randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.filename}}

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