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Meaning of beat the crowd | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To arrive at a location or complete a task before a large group of people do so.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“Dhava beat the crowd to the sweets counter and was back within minutes with two boxes of Black Magic chocolates, which he handed to Sharda.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

beat the daylights out of beat the drum beat the drum for beat the dummy beat the dust beat the hoof