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beating someone's time

beating someone's time is the present participle and gerund of beat someone's time.

Meaning of beat someone's 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)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, time.
  2. (informal, usually) To make advances toward someone's romantic partner.
    • He was trying to beat my time with my girl.

Questions about beating someone's time

What is beating someone's time the present participle and gerund of?
Beating someone's time is the present participle and gerund of beat someone's time.

Words near beating someone's time in the dictionary

  1. beating someone at their own game
  2. beating someone round the ears
  3. beating someone's arse
  4. beating someone's ass
  5. beating someone's brains out
  6. beating someone's time
  7. beating the air
  8. beating the bat
  9. beating the bishop
  10. beating the bounds
  11. beating the bushes

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