1 A2 informal
To board a vehicle or mount a bicycle or animal quickly.
"Just hop on the number 12 bus and it'll take you straight to the museum."
hop on
A2 informal intransitive
To quickly board or mount a vehicle, bicycle, or other conveyance.
In plain English
Get on a bus, bike, or train quickly.
What does "hop on" mean?
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B1 idiomatic informal
To join a phone or video call quickly.
"Can you hop on a call with me at three to discuss the proposal?"
3 B1 idiomatic informal
To quickly join a trend, platform, or movement.
"Every small business seemed to hop on the social media bandwagon that year."
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To spring or jump onto something.
Actually means
Get on a bus, bike, or train quickly.
Usage tip
Very frequent in everyday speech. Also used figuratively to mean joining a trend, platform, or movement quickly. Common in tech/internet contexts: 'hop on a call', 'hop on Zoom'.
Words that pair with "hop on"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
bus train bike plane call trend
How to conjugate "hop on"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
hop on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hops on
he/she/it
Past simple
hoped on
yesterday
Past participle
hoped on
have + pp
-ing form
hoping on
continuous
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