Communication
beat someone to it
do something first
If you beat someone to it, you do something before they have the chance to do it.
Hear it in real life
I was just about to call you.
You beat me to it - I was reaching for my phone.
I was going to make some coffee, but my flatmate beat me to it.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I beat him for booking the table.
Say: I beat him to it and booked the table.
Use "beat someone to it" when you act before the other person does.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
beat someone to it; beat someone to the punch
Your turn: say it out loud
I was going to make some coffee, but my flatmate beat me to it.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
beat someone to it
do something first
“I was going to make some coffee, but my flatmate beat me to it.”
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