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Meaning of get ahead of oneself

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

get ahead of oneself

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To focus excessively on one's plans or on prospective future events without paying adequate attention to the present.

  2. To develop an opinion based on insufficient information or to take action prematurely.

  3. To speak or write in a manner in which one makes points out of logical or chronological sequence.