over the hump
idiom
informal
: past the most difficult part of something (such as a project or job)
A few more months of hard work should be enough to get/put us over the hump on this project.
Examples of over the hump in a Sentence
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But this year, Grandview got over the hump in its third state tournament appearance.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
The world expects teams like that to get over the hump — those are the rules.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
If star quarterback Aaron Rodgers can last more than four plays this season, the Jets could finally get over the hump.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
That question has Cowboys fans disillusioned as ever about the lack of offseason moves and ability to get over the hump in 2024.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Schwartz Lions 27, 49ers 24: The majority of America is ready to see the Lions get over the hump.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
The story opens on OpenAI which, desperate for training data, reportedly developed its Whisper audio transcription model to get over the hump, transcribing over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4, its most advanced large language model.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Apr. 2024
For Miami, a franchise that has made big swings to acquire top talent in recent years, this offseason is a critical one for the team to get over the hump of two straight first-round playoff exits.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The season is a windfall for dating apps and websites cashing in on users looking to make it over the hump emotionally intact.
—Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
The world expects teams like that to get over the hump — those are the rules.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
If star quarterback Aaron Rodgers can last more than four plays this season, the Jets could finally get over the hump.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
That question has Cowboys fans disillusioned as ever about the lack of offseason moves and ability to get over the hump in 2024.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Schwartz Lions 27, 49ers 24: The majority of America is ready to see the Lions get over the hump.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
The story opens on OpenAI which, desperate for training data, reportedly developed its Whisper audio transcription model to get over the hump, transcribing over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4, its most advanced large language model.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 6 Apr. 2024
For Miami, a franchise that has made big swings to acquire top talent in recent years, this offseason is a critical one for the team to get over the hump of two straight first-round playoff exits.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The season is a windfall for dating apps and websites cashing in on users looking to make it over the hump emotionally intact.
—Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
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