spoke too soon
Celebrated too early
Spoke too soon describes the situation where someone makes a confident statement or prediction that is immediately contradicted by events: I said the traffic wasn't bad—spoke too soon, we're completely stopped now.
The phrase acknowledges premature optimism or certainty, often with rueful humor.
It can stand alone as a self-correction: Spoke too soon!
- jinxedAfflicted with misfortune
- prematureOccurring before expected
- jumped the gunActed prematurely
- regretSorrow over past actions
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
famous last words · backfire · awkward · timing · oops · ironic · cursed · tempted fate · embarrassing · retract · take it back · wishful thinking · countdown · celebrate · assumed · bad timing · overconfident · egg on face
- Assumptionsfalse assumption, stereotypes, generalizations, biases, prejudices
- miscommunicationmix-up, mixed signals, confusion, mixed messages, crossed wires
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
- oopsoops, whoops, whoopsie, oopsie, woopsie
spoke too soonbit one's tongue
Stopped oneself from speaking
bided one's time · kept quiet · held off · said nothing · played it safe
spoke too soonhedged one's bets
Guarded against total loss
erred on the side of caution · kept one's counsel · kept one's powder dry · played it safe
spoke too sooncalled it
Guessed correctly beforehand
nailed it · hit the nail on the head · vindicated · prophetic · told you so
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