hop on

Verb

hop on (third-person singular simple present hops on, present participle hopping on, simple past and past participle hopped on)

1. (informal, transitive) To join a phone call or video call.
   • When you're apart and dealing with separate (often conflicting) schedules, it can feel like you aren't a priority to your partner. Nix that feeling by regularly scheduling a date night once or twice a week. Order in delivery, hop on Skype, a Google Hangout, or Facetime, and chat face to face over...2014 February 11, Christina Bonnington, “Tech Hacks to Stay Connected to Your Long-Distance Love”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
   • That first night I was away, I couldn't stop thinking about her. I texted her several times to see if she wanted to hop on a call before I headed to bed.2017, Jonathan Scott, Drew Scott, It Takes Two: Our Story, Boston, M.A.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 149

   Antonyms:

   hop off

2. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To begin playing a video game.
   • If you hopped on Fortnite and witnessed the meteor shower, you may be wondering how common that is in real life. Throughout the year, hundreds of meteoroids come into contact with our Earth and its atmosphere, most burning up before they ever reach the Earth's surface.2018 May 1, Trevor Nace, “'Fortnite' Season 4: The Science Behind The Epic Meteor Shower”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2020
   • If the mysterious event isn't enough incentive to hop on Fortnite: Battle Royale tomorrow, Epic is also offering double XP from June 29 to July 2 to help players unlock their remaining Battle Pass rewards.2018 July 2, Kevin Knezevic, “Fortnite Rocket Launches Ahead Of Season 5 [Update]”, in GameSpot, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2022

   Antonyms:

   hop off

3. (transitive) To reprimand or scold (someone); to attack or beat up (someone).
4. (intransitive, transitive) To begin a course of PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs, e.g. steroids).
   • I don't think you should hop on like those guys because it's harmful to your health.
   • He started getting huge when he hopped on a course of steroids.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hop, on.
   • But over the last two weeks, the country has been convulsed by fury and disbelief as more than a dozen politicians, political aides and senior public health figures have admitted to hopping on a plane for tropical vacations over the winter holiday.2021 January 8, Leyland Cecco, “Covid livid: Canadian fury at leaders' holidays amid other people's misery”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...