beat to
Upper Intermediate (B2) informal
To get somewhere or do something before another person can.
"I was about to suggest the same idea, but she beat me to it."
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We beat to rap what Keith beat to lock.
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Beat to the gods.
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they're very, very frenetic and they beat to beat to beat.
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Chris Williamson · 49:12
You got some beat to it.
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Ian Bick · 35:58
I mean beat to hospital beat.