jump in

verb

jumped in; jumping in; jumps in
informal
: to say something about a subject that another person is already talking about : to join a conversation
Jump in if you have any questions.

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The latest consumer price index showed heating oil in September was up 74% from a year ago, nearly double the jump in gasoline, just as residents start filling their tanks for winter. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 While some jumped in the creek as a sort of cold plunge, others warmed up in the hot tub, and watched the creek rushing past faster than the day before thanks to the rainfall. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026 Trailing 12-0 after its awful start, BC scored the next 14 points, jumping in front on McKenzie’s 11-yard score to Javarius Green. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Perhaps even more concerning than the stock rout has been the jump in CoreWeave corporate bond yields and spike in credit default swaps, a kind of insurance policy on debt. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jump in

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