jumping the gun
Acting too soon
Jumping the gun is acting too soon—before the proper moment or before all information is available.
The phrase comes from track and field, where a runner who starts before the starting pistol has jumped the gun.
Don't jump the gun on announcing the promotion until HR confirms it.
Premature beginning violation
- starting blocksAnchored footrests for racers
- starter's pistolBlank-firing race signal
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
track · on your marks · set · go · reaction time · recall · restart · lane
Occurring before expected
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
precipitate · ill-considered · overhasty · unthinking · headlong · incautious · heedless · snap decision
Too keen
- impatientUnwilling to wait
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- restlessUnable to be still
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
keen · gung-ho · zealous · can't wait · chomping at the bit · itching · antsy · ready to go
Foolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- gaffeClumsy social error
slip-up · faux pas · misstep · botch · flub · bungle · oversight · wrong move
false start
Premature beginning violation
- starting blocksAnchored footrests for racers
- starter's pistolBlank-firing race signal
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
sprinter · track · on your marks · set · go · reaction time · recall · restart · lane · athletics
premature
Occurring before expected
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
impetuous · precipitate · ill-considered · overhasty · unthinking · headlong · incautious · heedless · snap decision · knee-jerk
overeager
Too keen
enthusiastic · keen · gung-ho · zealous · can't wait · chomping at the bit · itching · antsy · ready to go · wound up
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
gaffe · slip-up · faux pas · misstep · botch · flub · bungle · oversight · wrong move · tactical error
- impulsivityimpulsiveness, impulsivity, rashness, recklessness, hastiness
- sports idiomsdrop the ball, throw in the towel, slam dunk, out of left field, level playing field
- acting too soonrushing, hasty decision, false start, impatience, snap judgment
- timing problemsdelay, lag, timeout, late arrival, late start
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- Risk-Takingplaying with fire, rolling the dice, taking chances, living on the edge, going for broke
jumping the gunbiding one's time
Patiently awaiting opportunity
holding off · holding one's horses · missing the boat · waiting in the wings · taking one's time
jumping the gundue diligence
Pre-transaction reasonable care
sleeping on it · deliberating · weighing options · erring on the side of caution · playing it safe
jumping the gunbiding one's time
Patiently awaiting opportunity
holding back · holding one's horses · sitting tight · taking one's time · cooling one's heels
jump, jumpy, jumping, jumper, jumps, jumped, jumpers, outjump, outjumps