This is the 13162nd most frequent Swedish word.
tjuvstartar
"Starts too early" or "jumps the gun."
Tjuvstartar describes someone beginning an activity prematurely, focusing on breaking rules.
Han tjuvstartar tävlingen innan domaren ger signal.
He starts the race before the judge gives the signal.
Tjuvstartar here conveys starting earlier than planned with no rule-breaking.
De tjuvstartar festförberedelserna trots att det är tidigt.
They start the party preparations early despite it being early.
Tjuvstartar is used to describe starting ahead of the normal schedule for practical reasons.