gun jumping
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Meaning · English
starting something before it is officially allowed
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
bắt đầu một thứ gì đó trước khi được cho phép chính thức
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: firing a gun before the start signal
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The company was accused of gun jumping by announcing the merger before it was approved
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “gun jumping” mean?
starting something before it is officially allowed Literally: firing a gun before the start signal
Is “gun jumping” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.