Definition of beat the clock
- In a desperate attempt to beat the clock, I raced to mail my tax return before midnight.
: to strike repeatedly:
: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain
: to walk on : tread
: a single stroke or blow especially in a series
: a sound produced by or as if by beating (see 1beat)
: a driving impact or force
: being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted
: sapped of resolution or morale
: of, relating to, or being beatniks
: beatnik
: a device other than a watch for indicating or measuring time commonly by means of hands moving on a dial
: a registering device usually with a dial
: time clock
: to time with a stopwatch or by an electric timing device
: to be timed at
: to register on a mechanical recording device
: an ornamental figure on the ankle or side of a stocking or sock
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