She jumped the gun. She started at 3, when the other started at GO!
Stay calm; stick to your guns, and you will carry the day.
Races (such as horse races) were started by firing a gun- when it fired, the racers would start. But if you moved before the gun fired, you "jumped the gun" and were disqualified. It has come to mean acting prematurely.
What's a zip gun? <---- example
If you jump the gun, you do something prematurely, before it's supposed to happen. It's a racing term, meaning that you let your horse jump out before the starting gun sounded.
Example sentence - The gun had a trigger guard on it for safety reasons.
Jump the Gun - album - was created in 1990.
Jump the Gun - 1997 is rated/received certificates of: UK:15
Example sentence - The rifle has more recoil than I expected.
One I have encountered many a time is that when I jump from a canoe (to get on land), the canoe will go backwards. If you have ever used a gun (might be an air gun), you will notice that when the projectile is ejected from the gun, the gun pushes backwards. This can be quite a nuisance in a powerful gun.
The idiom "jump the gun" originates from competitive sports, particularly track and field events, where a runner starts running before the starting gun is fired, resulting in a false start. This premature action can lead to disqualification or penalties. Over time, the phrase has evolved to describe any situation where someone acts too soon or hastily without waiting for the appropriate signal or moment. It emphasizes the idea of rushing into action without proper timing.
He was allegedly guilty.She allegedly fired the gun. They allegedly started the riot.
I'm really under the gun to provide a good example sentence. Let's go under the overpass and then over the underpass.