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jump at the opportunity en · VERB

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
jumped at the opportunity Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jumped at the opportunity Tense=Past lexicographic
jumping at the opportunity Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
jumps at the opportunity Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

seize the opportunity · jump at the chance