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beats someone's time

beats someone's time is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 beats someone's time

What is beats someone's time the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats someone's time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat someone's time.

Words near beats someone's time in the dictionary

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

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