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(informal) To start early, especially before something begins or before others begin; to get a head start.

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get a jump on

Source Word

get a jump on

Verb

informal

(informal) To start early, especially before something begins or before others begin; to get a head start.

Japanese Meaning

他の人や何かが始まる前に、先んじて早めに始動すること。 / 先手を打って有利なスタートを切ること。

To get a jump on the competition, she started preparing her presentation weeks in advance.

競争に先手を取るために、彼女は発表の準備を数週間前から始めた。

Sense（1）

(informal) To start early, especially before something begins or before others begin; to get a head start.

gets a jump on

（ present singular third-person ）

getting a jump on

（ participle present ）

got a jump on

（ past ）

got a jump on

（ UK participle past ）

gotten a jump on

（ US participle past ）