jump at the chance
Grab without hesitating
To jump at the chance is to accept an opportunity eagerly and without hesitation: When they offered me the job, I jumped at the chance.
The phrase suggests seizing something desirable before it disappears.
Variants include jump at the opportunity and jump at the offer.
- hopSmall, quick jump
- grabSeize abruptly
- leapSudden springing movement
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- leap of faithTrust without verification
volunteer · seize · seize the moment · pounce · enthusiastic · eager · willing · sign me up · keen · say yes · without hesitation · take advantage · capitalize · snap · rush · embrace · readily · bound
- opportunitygolden opportunity, window of opportunity, opportunity knocks, once in a lifetime, big break
- Urgency phrasesact now, take action, act fast, now or never, seize the day
jump at the chancehesitate
Pause in uncertainty
deliberate · mull over · sleep on it · think twice · take one's time
jump at the chancedrag one's feet
Deliberately slow progress
hesitate · dither · waver · shrug it off
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