beat the clock (English, verb)
expansion: beat the clock (third-person singular simple present beats the clock, present participle beating the clock, simple past beat the clock, past participle beaten the clock)
Senses:
glosses: To perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To be used or become operational before a deadline or date of expiration.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To remain youthful; to live a long, healthy life.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: beats the clock
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: beating the clock
tags: participle
present
form: beat the clock
tags: past
form: beaten the clock
tags: participle
past