beat somebody to the punch

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To do something before somebody else is able to

I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.

beat somebody to the punch

    Hyphenation

    beat some·bo·dy to the punch

    Turkish pronunciation

    bit sʌmbıdi tı dhi pʌnç

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbēt ˈsəmbədē tə ᴛʜē ˈpənʧ/ /ˈbiːt ˈsʌmbədiː tə ðiː ˈpʌnʧ/
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