get the jump

Other forms: got the jump; getting the jump; gets the jump; gotten the jump

Definitions of get the jump
  1. verb
    be there first
    “They had gotten the jump on their competitors”
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    type of:
    beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
    come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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