beat time

Meaning

1. beat time (to sth)

   to mark or follow the rhythm of music, by waving a stick, tapping your foot, etc.

   She beat time with her fingers.

In the movies · 13

• Oh no use You can t beat timeThe Matrix Resurrections2021
• He can't beat us every time. Apparently he does.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
• Time beat him.Creed2015
• You beat me that time, pal. That's right.The Party1968
• I've been beat up every time I turn around.Sin City2005
• If I'd have known that, I'd have tried to beat Johnny's time.Key Largo1948
• Now, if you want to beat me this time, you have to set the beast free.X-Men: First Class2011
• - Basses first. Second beat of the... - Time?Amadeus1984

Learn it in full scenes

• Creed2015
  • Adonis Asks Rocky to Train Him
  • Adonis and Bianca's First Date
  • Rocky Agrees to Train Adonis
• Amadeus1984
  • Salieri Begins His Confession
  • Salieri Recalls His Answered Vow
  • Mozart's Backwards Proposal

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