To move from one point in the universe to another without passing through the intervening points; to make the transition between normal space and hyperspace. Often cap.
- 1952 I. Asimov Currents of Space Astounding SF (Oct.) № 47/2: There are two times when an energy-pattern trace will fail. One, when the ship is not in near space, because it has Jumped through hyperspace and is in another region of the galaxy, and two, when it is not in space at all because it has landed on a planet. I cannot believe that our man has Jumped.
- 1974 L. Niven & J. Pournelle Mote in God's Eye № 103: New Caledonia was a magnificent white point source in the moment before MacArthur Jumped. Then Murcheson's Eye was a wide red glare the size of a baseball held at arm's length.
- 1979 D. Adams Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy № 48: Secondly, we are about to jump into hyperspace for the journey to Barnard's Star.
- 1992 V. Vinge Fire upon Deep (1993) № 242: The ship was doing about ten ultrajumps per second: jump, recompute and jump again.
- 1997 P. F. Hamilton Escape Route G. Dozois Good New Stuff (1999) № 399: If we detect any combat wasp launch, then we jump outsystem immediately.
