beat to

transitive

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

Japanese Meaning

誰よりも早く到着する / 誰よりも早く成功する

I beat him to the bakery this morning.

今朝、私は彼より先にパン屋に着きました。

Sense（1）

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

You beat me to it!

beats to

（ present singular third-person ）

beating to

（ participle present ）

beat to

（ past ）

beaten to

（ participle past ）