jump in
phrasal verb
jumped in; jumping in; jumps in
informal
: to say something about a subject that another person is already talking about : to join a conversation
Jump in if you have any questions.
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Walmart Marketplace reported a 200% jump in trading card sales from February 2024 to June 2025, with Pokémon sales up more than tenfold year-over-year during the same period, the company first told Axios.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Your brothers, with bouncy locks and brilliant teeth, stripped down and jumped in the spring.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
With a jump in competition, his contact rate should be expected to be even worse.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The race seems ripe for another candidate or two to jump in.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Your brothers, with bouncy locks and brilliant teeth, stripped down and jumped in the spring.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
With a jump in competition, his contact rate should be expected to be even worse.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The race seems ripe for another candidate or two to jump in.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Jump in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20in. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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