English Explanatory Dictionary

beat to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else).

Word forms

beat to beats to beating to beaten to

Etymology

Shortening of beat to the punch.

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