get ahead of oneself

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === get ahead of oneself (third-person singular simple present gets ahead of oneself, present participle getting ahead of oneself, simple past got ahead of oneself, past participle (UK) got ahead of oneself or (US) gotten ahead of oneself) (idiomatic) To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present. (idiomatic) To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely. (idiomatic) To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence. ==== Translations ==== === See also === jump the gun talk out of turn === References === “get ahead of oneself”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.