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beat to

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈbit tə/ · UK /ˈbiːt tə/

beat to means: To reach a place or achieve something before another person does.

verb

GET THERE FIRSTB1

To reach a place or achieve something before another person does.

  • She beat me to the bus stop.
  • I wanted the last cake, but Tom beat me to it.
  • They beat us to opening a shop in town.

How to use it: beat someone to something (My brother beat me to the front door.); beat someone to doing something (Our rivals beat us to launching the new product.)

Similar words: get ahead of, outpace

Common phrases: beat someone to something, beat someone to it

Questions about beat to

What does beat to mean?

To reach a place or achieve something before another person does.

What is beat to in other languages?

Türkçe: birinden önce varmak · Español: adelantarse a · Français: devancer · Deutsch: zuvorkommen · Italiano: precedere · 日本語: 先を越す

How do you pronounce beat to?

In American English /ˈbit tə/; in British English /ˈbiːt tə/.

How do you use beat to in a sentence?

She beat me to the bus stop. I wanted the last cake, but Tom beat me to it.

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