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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Did California have to jump in and be a part of the political race to the bottom?
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The first such jump in the world took place at a Rolling Stones concert in 1964; the first one in the Soviet Union happened twenty years later, at a Velikije Luki concert in 1984.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
The Chicago and Boston marathons have also seen more than 50% jumps in participation from runners over 60 in the past decade.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
And in the United States, California’s grid achieved 100% clean power for several hours on most days so far this year – a milestone that reflects a record jump in clean energy use across the state.
—Alexis Abramson, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The first such jump in the world took place at a Rolling Stones concert in 1964; the first one in the Soviet Union happened twenty years later, at a Velikije Luki concert in 1984.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
The Chicago and Boston marathons have also seen more than 50% jumps in participation from runners over 60 in the past decade.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
And in the United States, California’s grid achieved 100% clean power for several hours on most days so far this year – a milestone that reflects a record jump in clean energy use across the state.
—Alexis Abramson, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Jump in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20in. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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