get ahead of oneself

Fig. [for someone] to do or say something sooner than it ought to be done so that the proper explanation or preparations have not been made. I have to stick to my notes or I will get ahead of myself in my lecture. When he bought a new little bicycle before the baby was born, he was getting ahead of himself.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Virgil	VUR-jəl (English)	English, Romanian
Ansehelm	-	Ancient Germanic
GÖKhan	-	Turkish
Lucianus	-	Ancient Roman
Fabiano	fah-BYAH-no (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese
Servaos	ser-VAWS	Limburgish