Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat someone's time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: beat- -some-one's -time
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, time.

verb

To make advances toward someone's romantic partner.

Informal

Example Sentences

"He was trying to beat my time with my girl."
"I was to dance with Kidder the livelong night / But got my time beat by Charley Wright. / If I ever have to have a fight / I hope it will be with Charley Wright; / For he was the ruin of my soul / When he beat my time with Kidder Cole / (missing stanzas including one about Kidder going to South Carolina) / But she came back the following spring / And oh, how I made my banjo ring; / It helped me get my spirit right, / To beat the time of Charley Wright."
"There's a hat-check girl at that cafe — a droopy, fat little blonde — who's trying to beat my time with him. And he's falling for it, the poor baby!"
"He said if Travis don't hurry up he's goin' to beat his time with you. We all got bets laid as to which one will get you to go on a real date first."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

beats someone's time (present, singular) beating someone's time (participle, present) beaten someone's time (participle, past)

Questions

What does beat someone's time mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, time.

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