get the jump on
Example Sentences
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And in 1897, the harbor towns of San Pedro and Wilmington weren’t within Los Angeles’ civic embrace, and L.A. was eager to get the jump on Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025
Like those games, it features turn-by-turn, team-based battles, but there are also real-time infiltration sequences that let you get the jump on the bad guys before they even see you.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023
The scorer, Mason Mount, gets an extra half-second to get the jump on Éder Militão.
From Slate • May 5, 2021
Don’t overlook players who have byes, when you can get the jump on passive league mates.
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2018
He was eager to get to our tree house in the mountains because sunrise was when the hunting officially started and he wanted to get the jump on the other hunters.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
