one jump ahead

one jump ahead

A little bit more prepared, skilled, or successful than someone or something else; able to outmaneuver or outpace someone or something. I've been working extra hard so that I'm one jump ahead of the new girl threatening to take my job. That crook hasn't been arrested yet because he's always one jump ahead of the cops. Our competitors will always be trying to overtake us in the market, so we just have to make sure we stay one jump ahead.
See also: ahead, jump, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

one jump ahead (of someone or something)

 and one move ahead (of someone or something)
Fig. one step in advance of someone or something. Try to stay one jump ahead of the competition. If you're one move ahead, you're well prepared to deal with problems. Then, nothing is a surprise.
See also: ahead, jump, one
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

one jump ahead

Anticipating and prepared for what will happen, as in We have to keep one jump ahead of the opposition, or A clever embezzler, Charles was just one jump ahead of the police. [First half of 1900s] Also see get the jump on.
See also: ahead, jump, one
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

one jump ahead

If you are one jump ahead, you have done something quicker than someone else or are more successful than them. By spending two hours each day on preparation, I just managed to keep one jump ahead of my students. The company was always one jump ahead with the latest developments.
See also: ahead, jump, one
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

one jump ahead

one step or stage ahead of someone else and so having the advantage over them.
See also: ahead, jump, one
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

one jump ahead of someone/something

n. in advance of someone or something; a step ahead of someone or something. I try to be one jump ahead of the problems.
See also: ahead, jump, of, one, someone, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a/one step ahead
  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • be in line with (someone or something)
  • better of
  • begin with
  • begin with (someone or something)
  • bird has flown, the
  • beware of
  • beware of (someone or something)
References in classic literature
If he was crazy, he wouldn't know, and I wouldn't know his mind either, and I wouldn't be that one jump ahead of him, and he'd get me and mess the whole cage up with my insides."
Michael Brother of Jerry
Ah Choon and one of the Americans tried to follow me, but I was one jump ahead of them.
South Sea Tales
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She's okay - and I'm already one jump ahead of myself.
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They always seem to be one jump ahead of the authorities.
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MONDAY
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This latest work will celebrate the enduring relationship between Holyhead and the Netherlands through the sailors and ships of the Dutch Navy who fled Holland one jump ahead of the German army when its Blitzkrieg rolled west in 1940.
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They were very often one jump ahead of you when you had problems at a serious incident.
Bigger has not meant better
1974 Teenager Peter Mitchell is used to being one jump ahead. At 13, Peter won the Northumberland County under-18s chess trophy - and has added another three wins since then.
TODAY
One jump ahead The last three winners have one unusual thing in common.
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