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
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Henderson then brought Camden Yards to its feet by jumping on Glasnow’s first pitch, an inside slider, and smoking it into the center field stands.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
The twins beat her to it, however, by jumping on the trend earlier in July with their dad.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
Kyle Stanford, lead venture capital analyst at PitchBook That hasn’t stopped many of the biggest names in global tech from jumping on board.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023
Ohshima quickly framed an unusual interaction as a macaque jumped on a deer.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2023
Even career coaches are catching wind of the trend and encouraging their young clients to jump on the bandwagon.
—Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
One Australian dive center on the Great Barrier Reef was quick to jump on board.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
Now that OpenAI has released its enterprise tier for the tool, the opportunity— and decision—to jump on the train has quickly gotten very real for businesses.
—Bysage Lazzaro, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
On Saturday, Troy jumped on top 24-3 before Stephen F. Austin (0-1) battled to within 24-20 late in the half.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
The twins beat her to it, however, by jumping on the trend earlier in July with their dad.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
Kyle Stanford, lead venture capital analyst at PitchBook That hasn’t stopped many of the biggest names in global tech from jumping on board.
—Michelle Toh, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023
Ohshima quickly framed an unusual interaction as a macaque jumped on a deer.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2023
Even career coaches are catching wind of the trend and encouraging their young clients to jump on the bandwagon.
—Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
One Australian dive center on the Great Barrier Reef was quick to jump on board.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
Now that OpenAI has released its enterprise tier for the tool, the opportunity— and decision—to jump on the train has quickly gotten very real for businesses.
—Bysage Lazzaro, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
On Saturday, Troy jumped on top 24-3 before Stephen F. Austin (0-1) battled to within 24-20 late in the half.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Jump on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20on. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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