jump on the bandwagon
Join the crowd
To jump on the bandwagon is to adopt a popular activity, trend, or cause, especially one that has already gained momentum.
The expression often carries a hint of opportunism or shallow commitment—suggesting someone joins not from genuine conviction but because others are doing it.
Half the office jumped on the bandwagon once the project started winning awards.
The related noun bandwagon effect describes how popularity itself generates more popularity.
- me tooExpression of agreement
- follow suitAct as others have
- go with the flowAccept situations without resistance
- lemmingSmall arctic rodent
- conformismAdherence to accepted standards
ride the coattails · keep up with the Joneses · piggyback · groupthink · cynicism · join · sheep · imitate · support · fair weather fan · trend · mass appeal · herd mentality · adoption · mimic · social influence · self-interest · drink the Kool-Aid
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- social conformityconformist, peer pressure, herd mentality, groupthink, follow the crowd
- travel idiomshit the road, in the same boat, miss the boat, end of the road, crossroads
jump on the bandwagongo against the grain
Oppose prevailing tendencies
buck the trend · think for oneself · stand alone · march to the beat of one's own drum · march to one's own drum
jump on the bandwagonblaze a trail
Create a new route
lead the way · break new ground · innovate · originate · set the pace
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