Jumped The Gun

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Jumped The Gun. To act to soon without thinking carefully about something; The phrase alludes to starting to run in a foot race before the starting gun goes off.

Usain Bolt out after jumping the gun in 100 finals; will
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Jump the gun definition at dictionary.com, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms and translation. While this is the root of the idiom, it has little to do with athletics and sports in everyday conversational use. To act prematurely or too hastily.

Usain Bolt out after jumping the gun in 100 finals; will

To do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it: Meth pollution in waterways turns trout into junkies. Most of the guests hadn’t even arrived.” “the newspaper jumped the gun and printed the story before the sources had been properly vetted. (in other words, the surprise was revealed too soon.) 1.