jump on the bandwagon
Formsjumps on the bandwagon, jumping on the bandwagon, jumped on the bandwagon
- 1To start doing or supporting something just because many other people already are.
Like joining a game only after you see your friends already winning at it.
When the diet became popular, many companies jumped on the bandwagon and sold similar products.
Don't just jump on the bandwagon because all your friends like the new game.
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Origin
From the United States, around 1899. A bandwagon carried the musicians at the front of a parade or political rally, calling others to follow. To 'jump on' it meant to join the crowd for the excitement rather than from real belief.