jump on

phrasal verb

jumped on; jumping on; jumps on

informal

1

: to become very angry at (someone) : to angrily criticize or shout at (someone)

The teacher jumped on us for being late.

The coach jumped on him for not playing hard enough.

2

: to strongly attack or criticize (something)

She was quick to jump on her rival's poor record as governor.

3

: to get on (a train, bus, etc.)

He jumped on a plane and headed home.

Examples of jump on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People will jump on you like velociraptors. —Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025

There is a necessity of bearing witness to our times, but there’s something dangerous about jumping on top of the most urgent thing and having that be the work. —Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025

Over the past two months, the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Martha Stewart and Reese Witherspoon have all jumped on the buzzy look. —Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025

In it, she and husband Prince William, 43, and the children were seen enjoying the forests and running and jumping on sand dunes and the beach in Norfolk. —Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for jump on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon