Some people are concerned that doctors will prematurely declare them brain-dead.
Others, in their eagerness to contain the economic damage, prematurely declared the disease under control.
The day after the election, Kloppenburg was thought to be ahead by a razor-thin margin of 204-votes, leading her to prematurely declare victory.
Then it prematurely declared victory in its rush to a war of choice with Iraq.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin prematurely declared that the "military stage of the operation" was over.
He also criticized the candidates for prematurely declaring victory.
The election commission had warned both candidates not to prematurely declare victory.
The BBC was forced to apologise after also prematurely declaring his death.
At one point during this frustrating hiatus, Greenberg prematurely declared himself ready for baseball.
On election night, November 2, 2010, Cooley prematurely declared victory, but many ballots remained uncounted.