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beats to the punch

beats to the punch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat to the punch.

Meaning of beat to the punch

Verb

beat to the punch (third-person singular simple present beats to the punch, present participle beating to the punch, simple past beat to the punch, past participle beaten to the punch or beat to the punch)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To carry out an action before another person is able to do so.
    • I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.

Questions about beats to the punch

What is beats to the punch the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats to the punch is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat to the punch.

Words near beats to the punch in the dictionary

  1. beats the tar out of
  2. beats the wing
  3. beats time
  4. beats to
  5. beats to a pulp
  6. beats to the punch
  7. beats up
  8. beats up on
  9. beats with the ugly stick
  10. beatscape
  11. beatscapes

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