pip at the post
pip at the post is the alternative form of pip to the post.
Meaning of pip to the post
Verb
pip to the post (third-person singular simple present pips to the post, present participle pipping to the post, simple past and past participle pipped to the post)
- To overcome a strong competitor in a sporting event, especially by gaining a small advantage at the last decisive moment.
- "Pipped to the post: What happens to famous athletes who just miss a place on the podium?" (end of the title) A place on the podium can be missed by tiny fractions – and finish a career. Simon Usborne talks to some famous Olympian losers about the moment their dream ended.2012 June 23, Simon Usborne, The Independent, article title
- To overcome a prominent competitor, gaining their position, especially by making a smart, sudden move.
- What may bar EastEnders from acceptance in the U.S. is not immorality but unintelligibility. PBS may even distribute a glossary of Cockney phrases so that Americans will know what a character means when he or she is "over the moon," "skint," "pipped to the post," or "in the club" (happy, broke...1988 January 4, A Soap That Stings, New York Magazine, page 14
Forms of pip at the post
| third-person singular present | pips at the post |
|---|---|
| present participle | pipping at the post |
| past participle | pipped at the post |
| past | pipped at the post |
Questions about pip at the post
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- Pip at the post is the alternative form of pip to the post.
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