‘There's a lot of sense in what he says, but I think he jumps the gun on this one.’
‘The atmosphere is tense, police and coastguards are on hand to make sure nobody jumps the gun.’
‘It's only been here a week and when we got it I thought I was jumping the gun, but it's so cheerful and pretty and elegant in it's dark green velvety majesty, turning one end of my livingroom into the dark, mysterious winter forest.’
‘Councillor Rowen is jumping the gun, as we haven't even decided if we're adopting the scheme.’
‘While I could be jumping the gun - the night is still young - it now appears that their final answer is: They were talking about a car.’
‘While you've been worried about discretion, caution and not jumping the gun, however, your ‘friend’ has been thinking about how to lure you closer.’
‘There's been some criticism that he's jumping the gun here and trying to look more presidential before there's a concession or anything like that.’
‘If not, maybe you are jumping the gun and are actually feeling uncomfortable about the situation yourself, not about what other people are thinking.’
‘I think that, at this point, anything is jumping the gun, other than saying he's the most logical suspect and all the evidence does point to him right now.’
‘But are politicians jumping the gun with plans to stop it?’
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