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jump at the opportunity

jump at the opportunity verb: to immediately seize a particular opportunity.

Verb

jump at the opportunity (third-person singular simple present jumps at the opportunity, present participle jumping at the opportunity, simple past and past participle jumped at the opportunity)

  1. (idiomatic) To immediately seize a particular opportunity.
    • There was a small silence, until the vacuum created by his exit had been filled, and then Monsieur Brigaud jumped at the opportunity to repartée with his hostess once again.1990, Jessie Gresham Zapffe, Dark Places, Light Places: A Novel of Love—and Grace, Sunfire Productions, →ISBN, page 156
    • "It is estimated conservatively that there are some 50,000 would-be film extras in and around the celluloid capital, persons who would jump at the opportunity to appear as atmosphere in pictures," Scott concluded.2013, Kerry Segrave, Extras of Early Hollywood: A History of the Crowd, 1913-1945, page 38

Synonyms of jump at the opportunity

Forms of jump at the opportunity

third-person singular presentjumps at the opportunity
present participlejumping at the opportunity
past participlejumped at the opportunity
pastjumped at the opportunity

Questions about jump at the opportunity

What does jump at the opportunity mean?
Jump at the opportunity means to immediately seize a particular opportunity.
What part of speech is jump at the opportunity?
Jump at the opportunity is a verb.
What is the past tense of jump at the opportunity?
The past tense of jump at the opportunity is jumped at the opportunity.

Words near jump at the opportunity in the dictionary

  1. jump and runs
  2. jump around
  3. jump at
  4. jump at one's own shadow
  5. jump at the chance
  6. jump at the opportunity
  7. jump bail
  8. jump ball
  9. jump balls
  10. jump before one is pushed
  11. jump blues

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