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Definition beat someone to the punch in American English

beat someone to the punch phrase

phrase
1

to manage to do or say something before someone else does it

Example

He wanted to ask Mary to dance, but Ron beat him to the punch.

Synonyms and related words
beat someone to it make the first move beat
Definition beat someone to the punch in American English