Is ''blurt out'' synonymous to ''jump the gun''?
Because they both mean to say or do something quickly isn't it synonymous?
blurt out:
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling
jump the gun
to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it:
Hence the two big differences:
- one can only SAY things while blurting out, while jumping the gun can be any action
- jumping the gun must be too soon, while blurting out can be at any time.
For instance, if someone was keeping a secret from another person for a bad reason, he could suddenly realize that this will cause a lot of problems and blurt the secret out, without jumping the gun -- indeed, while being vastly tardy in telling it.