get ahead of oneself

voreilig handeln, voreilige Schlüsse ziehen

Entscheiden oder handeln, bevor man genug Informationen hat oder ausreichend vorbereitet ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To decide something or take action before you have enough information or are ready.

• Don't get ahead of yourself; we haven't seen the results.
• She got ahead of herself and announced a winner too soon.
• Are we getting ahead of ourselves by assuming he will accept?

Synonyme: jump the gun, jump to conclusions

Häufige Wendungen: get ahead of oneself, not get ahead of oneself

zu weit vorausdenken, sich selbst vorauseilen

Sich zu sehr mit Zukunftsplänen beschäftigen, bevor man die jetzt nötigen Dinge erledigt.

In einfachem Englisch: To think too much about future plans before dealing with what needs doing now.

• Don't get ahead of yourself; finish this job first.
• He got ahead of himself by planning the party before finding a venue.
• We are getting ahead of ourselves discussing holidays before saving enough money.

Synonyme: think too far ahead

Häufige Wendungen: get ahead of oneself, not get ahead of oneself

in der Erklärung vorgreifen

Beim Sprechen oder Schreiben etwas erwähnen, bevor man die zum Verständnis nötigen Ereignisse oder Gedanken erklärt hat.

In einfachem Englisch: When speaking or writing, you mention something before explaining the earlier events or ideas needed to understand it.

• I got ahead of myself; let me explain the beginning.
• You're getting ahead of yourself: introduce the characters before describing their argument.
• Have I got ahead of myself by discussing the results before the method?

Synonyme: jump ahead

Häufige Wendungen: get ahead of oneself, get ahead of oneself again