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.

Examples of jump in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the loss of subsidies collided with a sharp jump in inflation. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024 This coincided with a large jump in prices for even simple services. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 9 May 2024 Hiring an events specialist was a logical next step for the 30-year-old winery, given a jump in demand for events as the COVID-19 pandemic waned, Weber said. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024 Halfway through, Alyona Alyona jumps in with an entirely unexpected (to me) rap break. Leila Sales, SPIN, 7 May 2024 Environmental groups are jumping in to defend the EPA and oppose efforts to overturn clean air policies, including the Environmental Defense Fund, which said that the EPA policies reduce deadly pollution and create good jobs. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 May 2024 But Star Wars enthusiasts shouldn’t jump in their cars just yet. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 May 2024 That jump honors jumps in two Burt Reynolds movies, Smokey and the Bandit and Hooper. Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024 Other homes have also seen big price jumps in little time. Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024

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“Jump in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20in. Accessed 14 May. 2024.

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