| Idiom | (to) jump the gun |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to start doing something too soon or ahead of everybody else |
| Example | The company jumped the gun by releasing a new product before the results of the consumer testing were in. origin: A runner "jumps the gun" if he or she starts running before the starter's pistol has been fired. |
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