jump on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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"It's like a moving train and when you join you just have to kind of jump on and cling on."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Meta said it would put stronger protections in place and pay more money if its rivals TikTok and YouTube jump on board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Executives said that moving early to get a jump on the project, even before the Pentagon commits to a contract, is the best way to deliver the weapons quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
On Friday it soared to 157.40 and on Tuesday was trading around the same level after a jump on Monday that some traders thought was due to another intervention.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The newcomer tried to figure out what was happening, eyes wide under his helmet—which was just long enough for Werfel to jump on him from the side.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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