beat the gun

To take action or finish a task before a deadline. This phrase comes from sporting events in which gunfire was sometimes used to indicate the end of a contest. We have to get these pages to the printer by 8, so work faster, people—we've got to beat the gun! I think they beat the gun with that goal—there was still time left on the clock.See also: beat, gun

beat the gun

Fig. to manage to do something before the ending signal. (Originally from sports, referring to scoring in the last seconds of a game just before the referee fires a gun to signal the end of the game.) The field goal beat the gun and was in the air just in time. Tom tried to beat the gun, but he was one second too slow.See also: beat, gun

单词	beat the gun
释义	beat the gun beat the gun To take action or finish a task before a deadline. This phrase comes from sporting events in which gunfire was sometimes used to indicate the end of a contest. We have to get these pages to the printer by 8, so work faster, people—we've got to beat the gun! I think they beat the gun with that goal—there was still time left on the clock.See also: beat, gun beat the gun Fig. to manage to do something before the ending signal. (Originally from sports, referring to scoring in the last seconds of a game just before the referee fires a gun to signal the end of the game.) The field goal beat the gun and was in the air just in time. Tom tried to beat the gun, but he was one second too slow.See also: beat, gun Beat the Gun Beat the Gun Slang; the act of buying (or selling) a security or asset at the perfect price. In such cases, immediately after the security or asset is bought (or sold), the price begins a significant increase (or decrease), resulting in a healthy gain for the buyer (or seller).
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