over the hump

phrase

informal

: past the most difficult part of something (such as a project or job)

A few more months of hard work should be enough to get/put us over the hump on this project.

Examples of over the hump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now Harbaugh is eyeing a potential trade for a more expensive 27-year-old running back to put the Giants over the hump as favorites in the NFC East. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Oct. 2026

Head coach Mike Babcock was hired to get them over the hump, and the two-year extension Connor McDavid signed before last season put a two-year timeline on the team’s championship window. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Will a new stadium and new coach finally get the Bills over the hump? — Nbc Sports, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Ruthe Farmer, founder and CEO of the Last Mile Education Fund, told the Herald the fund works to get students struggling with issues outside of academia over the hump. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for over the hump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• pump
• rump
• slump