Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jump at the chance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: jump at the chance
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.

Example Sentences

""What in the hell is wrong with my offer? Any woman within a hundred miles would jump at the chance to become my wife." She stared at him, incredulous. "Well, pin a rose on your nose, you cocky bastard. […]"
"When two other refugees asked him to help set up a Piaget distributorship in New York, he jumped at the chance."
"When we learned that the O.E.D. Online was revamped late last year, we jumped at the chance to learn more about how this esteemed publication (which first stirred to life in 1857) was adapting itself for a modern online audience."
"She would probably jump at the chance to show everyone how to save an obscene amount of money with an obscene amount of coupons."
"Security guard or not, Michael had jumped at the chance to steal, or in his parlance ‘twoc’, the bus."
"That’s why, when I received a message that my one-time chocolate-making mentor, Philippe Vetault, was retiring from his Brittany-based chocolaterie, I jumped at the chance to attend his au revoir party."

Inflected Forms

jumps at the chance (present, singular) jumping at the chance (participle, present) jumped at the chance (participle, past) jumped at the chance (past)

Phrases

jump on

Frequently Paired Words

jump on

Synonyms

jump at the opportunity seize the opportunity

Questions

What does jump at the chance mean?: To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.

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