OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 53225

beat to the punch

Meanings (ES + gloss)
adelantarse • anticipar • atrasar • ganar de mano • ganar por la mano
To carry out an action before another person is able to do so.
I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.
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