jump on

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

When Walt wrestles the knife away from Skyler, his son jumps on top of him and throws him across the room. — Dean Norris, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026

Other retailers have since jumped on board, with Singles Day now outperforming Black Friday, Christmas and Amazon Prime Day in most parts of Asia. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

GoPro got a huge jump on the shopping holiday by slashing the price of its second-generation Max2 360-degree action camera from $500 to $300 back in August, and has kept the sale going ever since. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026

The defending world champions were quick to jump on their white horse and laud the singer in the wake of their players stirring up some bad blood with blue-and-orange Swifties. — David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for jump on

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