Complete Definition of "jump the gun"

English
Verb
jump the gun
#to begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off
#idiom to act or begin too soon or without due caution
#:Don't you think it is jumping the gun to report this without verifying it?
#(investing) to trade securities based on information that is not yet public; to trade on inside information

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