jump in

phrasal 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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Water has jumped in importance since the EPA reported that close to half of all of the water coming into our homes is polluted with forever chemicals. Jamie Gold, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming jumped in the race earlier this month, taking issue with Cassidy’s 2021 vote to convict as well as his support for Biden’s bipartisan gun safety bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024 Mangold jumped in with a preemptive defense of something Chalamet did not, in fact, do. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 The index for chicken eggs, which soared 54.6% from October was the biggest culprit and accounted for a quarter of the overall monthly jump in the PPI. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jump in 

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“Jump in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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