كيف تنطق "beat to the punch"

expression

BEET-tuh-THUH-PUNCH

BEET-tuh-PUNCH

التعريف

To do or say something before someone else, especially when competing or trying to be first.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbit/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈpəntʃ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈiːt/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /pˈʌntʃ

أمريكي

BEET-tuh-THUH-PUNCH

بريطاني

BEET-tuh-PUNCH

I wanted to ask the question, but she beat me to the punch.

He beat me to the punch and finished the report first.

We wanted to launch the product, but a competitor beat us to the punch.

If you don’t hurry up and ask her out, someone else might beat you to the punch.