jump
- noun
- /dʒʌmp/
- After the new policy was implemented, there was a significant jump in employee productivity.
- a jump in price
- a percent jump
- a jump in numbers
So, and This is why it's a big jump right now.
- So, and This is why it's a big jump right now.
Examples
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The effect of the NCSP is reflected in the revenue jump from 1988 to 1989.
Academic text (1994) -
Its $520 million appropriation is a jump of 35% above last year's $384 million.
Academic text (1993) -
That was a big jump, friend, a big jump.
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Over the past five years, several states have seen a significant jump in the number of projects.
Academic text (1995) -
It's a pretty big salary jump, I guess.
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The recent data shows a surprising jump in overall sales, reflecting the success of the marketing campaign.
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Experts noted a notable jump in interest rates, which could impact borrowing costs for consumers.
Synonyms
A sudden big change or increase
A sudden large increase in the number or amount of something
A sudden large rise in prices like fuel or rent
An increase in amount, level, or strength
A sudden strong increase in activity or interest
A sudden rise in amount or price
A very large and sudden improvement or step forward
A sudden rise in the number or amount of something
A quick rise in amount or level
A sudden large rise in price or value
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To start doing something popular because many others do it, often to get an advantage
- Informal
To suddenly speak angrily and criticize someone for a small mistake
- Slang
To start to get worse after a silly or big change, for example in a TV show
- Informal
Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience
- Offensive
A rude joking way to tell someone to go away without meaning it
- Informal
To join a business or project that is likely to fail even though there are clear risks
Compounds
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
- Specialized
A basketball way where the referee tosses the ball between two players who jump to tap it to a teammate
An act of starting a car with a dead battery using another car's battery and cables
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Jargon
A machine in science fiction that lets ships travel instantly between distant stars
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
- Specialized
A sudden change in an electron's energy level when it gains or loses energy
- Specialized
A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Jump meaning a sudden rise comes from the same image of a quick leap, so a 'jump' in price or number is a quick rise.