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beat to the punch

beat to the punch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [beet too stressed th ee puhnch]
    • /bit tu stressed ði pʌntʃ/
    • /biːt tuː ðə pʌntʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet too stressed th ee puhnch]
    • /bit tu stressed ði pʌntʃ/

Definitions of beat to the punch words

  • noun beat to the punch to be quicker than (another) in doing something, as in striking a blow 3
  • verb beat to the punch (Idiomatic) To do something before somebody else is able to. 0
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Parts of speech for Beat to the punch

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Beat to the punch

beat to the punch popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for beat to the punch

verb beat to the punch

  • preempt — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
All 2 Synonyms of beat to the punch

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