Beat someone to it meaning
Beat someone to it is a phrasal verb that means to do something sooner than another person.
- Past simple
- beat someone to it
- Past participle
- beaten someone to it
- -ing form
- beating someone to it
What beat someone to it means
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To do something sooner than another person
I planned to reserve the table, but Jo beat me to it.
Similar phrasal verbs
With to: refer to, amount to, put something to someone, set to, come to, get to, go to, keep to, report to, see to.
Common questions
What does beat someone to it mean?
To do something sooner than another person.
What is the past tense of beat someone to it?
Beat someone to it. The past participle is beaten someone to it.
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