jockey for position

idiom

: to try to get into a better place

The cars jockeyed for position in the first lap of the race.

Examples of jockey for position in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This design makes for a lot of tense moments as players use up their items and jockey for position at the end of each section cutoff. —ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025

Chase Claypool remains sidelined while WRs jockey for position With Shavers making a name for himself in camp, the door is wide open for all other entrants in the race for the fifth and sixth wide receiver spots. —Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024

Realism assumes that in world politics, nothing is ever truly settled; countries ceaselessly jockey for position and advantage. —Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025

As countries and tech giants jockey for position, the geopolitical tempest that ensues may overshadow the transformative potential of the technology. —Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for jockey for position

• superimposition
• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition