Meanings
alternative hop, skip, and jump
- informalA short distance.
It's just a hop, skip, and a jump from the library.
1 more example
1996, Carl Sagan I don't know why you're on Mars. Maybe you're there because we recognize we have to carefully move small asteroids around to avert the possibility of one impacting the Earth with catastrophic consequences, and while we're up in near-Earth space, it's only a hop, skip, and a jump to Mars.
Synonyms: stone's throw
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA short distance.
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hop, skip, and a jump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hop%2C%20skip%2C%20and%20a%20jump
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