beat to

1. To arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else).

   Zumbetel wanted to beat Yalpatel to launching the planet's first pocket-sized satellite phone.

   I wanted to gather up all the pinecones, but you beat me to it!

1. I'll bet that I can beat you to the tree.

   Я б'юся об заклад, що першим добіжу до того дерева. — ChickenKiev

   ruГотов поспорить с тобой, что первым добегу до дерева. — Lenin_1917

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2. She beat him to death.

   Вона побила його до смерті. — deniko

   ruОна забила его до смерти. — corvard

   deSie hat ihn totgeschlagen. — Esperantostern

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3. Tom beat Mary to death.

   Том забив Мері до смерті. — deniko

   ruТом забил Мэри до смерти. — sharptoothed

   deTom hat Maria zu Tode geprügelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Tom almost beat Mary to death.

   ruТом избил Мэри до полусмерти. — marafon

   deTom hat Mary fast zu Tode geprügelt. — quicksanddiver

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5. You beat me to the punch.

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irregular · Lesson

• beat upобробляти, обробитиTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
• beat outбити, вдаритиTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
• beat backвести, їхатиTo fight against and cause to recede.
• beat onTo talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.
• beat downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down.
• beat intoTo teach or instil by harsh repetition.
• beat aboutTo search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.
• beat toTo arrive (somewhere) more quickly (than someone else); to succeed (at something) more quickly (than someone else).