beat the crowd

verb

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

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Meanings

verbbeat the crowd (third-person singular simple present beats the crowd, present participle beating the crowd, simple past beat the crowd, past participle beaten the crowd or (colloquial) beat the crowd)

present singular third person beats the crowd · participle present beating the crowd · participle past beaten the crowd

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

    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.

    2007, Shunna Pillay, Shadow People, page 134
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