beat someone's time
beat someone's time verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, time.
Verb
beat someone's time (third-person singular simple present beats someone's time, present participle beating someone's time, simple past beat someone's time, past participle beaten someone's time or (colloquial) beat someone's time)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, time.
- To make advances toward someone's romantic partner.
- He was trying to beat my time with my girl.
- I was to dance with Kidder the livelong night / But got my time beat by Charley Wright. / If I ever have to have a fight / I hope it will be with Charley Wright; / For he was the ruin of my soul / When he beat my time with Kidder Cole / (missing stanzas including one about Kidder going to South...1899, Felix E. Alley, "Ballad of Kidder Cole", in Roaming the Mountains with John A. Parris, John Parris, 1955
Forms of beat someone's time
| third-person singular present | beats someone's time |
|---|---|
| present participle | beating someone's time |
| past | beat someone's time |
| past participle | beaten someone's time |
| past participle (colloquial) | beat someone's time |
Questions about beat someone's time
- What does beat someone's time mean?
- Beat someone's time means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, time.
- What part of speech is beat someone's time?
- Beat someone's time is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beat someone's time?
- The past tense of beat someone's time is beat someone's time.
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