The act of inserting your key in the lock of a door, but before you've had the opportunity to successfully turn it, somebody opens the door from the inside forcing the key to "pull out".
Jim: "I hate it when somebody opens the door just as I am unlocking it."
Iain: "Premature key retraction, dude."
Iain: "Premature key retraction, dude."
by Jaxxehv2.0 July 30, 2011