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To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Zumbetel wanted to beat Yalpatel to launching the planet's first pocket-sized satellite phone.
- I wanted to gather up all the pinecones, but you beat me to it!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Shortening of beat to the punch.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Polish:
ubiegać
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Polish:
ubiec
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Polish:
uprzedzać
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Polish:
uprzedzić
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Polish:
wyprzedzać
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Polish:
wyprzedzić
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Spanish:
atrasar
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Spanish:
ganar la delantera
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Spanish:
adelantarse
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Spanish:
adelantar
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Spanish:
anticiparse
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