jump in
phrasal verb
jumped in; jumping in; jumps in
informal
: to say something about a subject that another person is already talking about : to join a conversation
Jump in if you have any questions.
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In response to the arrests, many of my colleagues have jumped in to support our students, especially those from Barnard, who in addition to being arrested and suspended were summarily evicted from their dorms and now have nowhere to sleep.
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Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Passersby jumped in to help, some corralling Du, others tending to the wounded officer.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
Last week, a jump in yields cranked up the pressure on stocks, particularly those seen as the most expensive and making their investors wait the longest for big growth.
—Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Simultaneously getting her eyebrows tinted, the star’s locks are then blow dried (Bey jumps in to help with this part) and straightened before being put in curlers.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority saw a jump in the number of attacks on its police officers and workers — from 23 assaults in 2019 to 65 in 2023.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The jump in offenses between 2019 and 2022 coincided with students’ post-pandemic return en masse to campuses.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The traffic jam left some trapped in their cars when the fire overtook them, and others who were near the ocean jumped in to escape.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, Treasury yields jumped in the bond market following a report showing that inflation was hotter last month than economists expected.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Passersby jumped in to help, some corralling Du, others tending to the wounded officer.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
Last week, a jump in yields cranked up the pressure on stocks, particularly those seen as the most expensive and making their investors wait the longest for big growth.
—Zimo Zhong, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Simultaneously getting her eyebrows tinted, the star’s locks are then blow dried (Bey jumps in to help with this part) and straightened before being put in curlers.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority saw a jump in the number of attacks on its police officers and workers — from 23 assaults in 2019 to 65 in 2023.
—Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
The jump in offenses between 2019 and 2022 coincided with students’ post-pandemic return en masse to campuses.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The traffic jam left some trapped in their cars when the fire overtook them, and others who were near the ocean jumped in to escape.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday, Treasury yields jumped in the bond market following a report showing that inflation was hotter last month than economists expected.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Jump in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20in. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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