beat someone to the punch

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Definition of beat someone to the punch in English English dictionary

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beat somebody to the punch

To do something before somebody else is able to

I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.

Hyphenation

beat some·one to the punch

Turkish pronunciation

bit sʌmwʌn tı dhi pʌnç

Pronunciation

/ˈbēt ˈsəmˌwən tə ᴛʜē ˈpənʧ/ /ˈbiːt ˈsʌmˌwʌn tə ðiː ˈpʌnʧ/