to the punch

phrase

: to the first blow or to decisive action

—usually used with beat

Examples of to the punch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another Gulf Coast gateway could beat it to the punch depending on the speed of development. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

The Spencer actress revealed during an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show that Meyer beat her to the punch with the proposal. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

This weekend, New York art dealer Evan Beard posted about it on Instagram, which is how ARTnews learned of it; the eagle-eyed reporter Judith Dobrzysnki actually beat him to the punch, posting about it on April 5. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

That Tottenham was able to beat so many rivals to the punch was impressive. — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for to the punch

• brunch
• bunch
• chinch
• crunch
• hunch
• lunch
• keypunch