Synonyms and antonyms of To do something before someone else in American Thesaurus

beat someone to it ()

to do something before someone else

make the first move ()

to take action before anyone else

beat (verb)

to do something before a planned time or before something happens

be/stay one jump ahead (of someone) ()

to do something before someone else or more successfully than someone else

pinch-hit (verb)

Americaninformal to do something because someone else is unable to do it

steal a march on someone ()

to get an advantage over someone by secretly starting something that they had planned to do

preface (verb)

formal to say, do, or write something before you say, do, or write the most important part

beat someone to the punch ()

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

go ahead ()

to go to a place before someone else who you are with

beat (verb)

to arrive before someone else

catch someone napping ()

to do something that someone is not expecting so that you get an advantage over them

cut the ground from under someone’s feet ()

to spoil someone’s plans or achievements by doing something better than them or by doing it before them

do something while the going is good ()

to do something before any problems happen that will prevent you from doing it

make hay (while the sun shines) ()

to do something while a situation allows you to, because the situation may not last very long

put the cart before the horse ()

to do one thing before another thing that you should have done first

steal someone’s thunder ()

to get attention and praise for doing something that someone else had planned to do