No. 13,162 in Swedish
tjuvstartar
"Starts too early" or "jumps the gun."
In a sentence
Han tjuvstartar tävlingen innan domaren ger signal.
He starts the race before the judge gives the signal.
Tjuvstartar describes someone beginning an activity prematurely, focusing on breaking rules.
De tjuvstartar festförberedelserna trots att det är tidigt.
They start the party preparations early despite it being early.
Tjuvstartar here conveys starting earlier than planned with no rule-breaking.
Jag tjuvstartar dagens arbete för att hinna med allt.
I start my day's work earlier to manage everything.
Tjuvstartar is used to describe starting ahead of the normal schedule for practical reasons.
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