Sentences with phrase «to beat someone to the punch»
Beat them to the punch by knowing your rights.
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So you better believe that the big guys are planning real replacements for the e-reader of today, and are on the lookout for any sign that they might get beaten to the punch.
You actually beat me to the punch - a few of my classmates suggested the same idea!
How is it they only publish once a week, and yet they always beat you to the punch?
Our artist was to utilize his professional contacts to edit the final footage, but our students beat him to the punch.
There are so many well - informed members, that people often beat me to the punch — or teach me a thing or two.
Also this lawyer, who clearly beat you to the punch.
Overachieving Andy already beat me to the punch with ten thoughts about the secretary's speech yesterday.
The previous generations selfishly beat us to the punch on nearly every compelling discovery.
In hot areas someone's already beat you to the punch so you might need to look at less attractive areas that haven't boomed yet for the best deals.
Philadelphia figured the way to lick Boston was by baiting the Bruins» fighting Irishman, but the Flyers got beaten to the punch in their Stanley Cup series
While there have been rumors of Amazon coming out with a similar lighted Kindle version (and Sony had an e-reader with a similar, but not as advanced, built - in lighting system several years ago), kudos to Barnes & Noble for beating them to the punch.
Looks like Verizon might get beaten to the punch when it comes to the release of the highly - anticipated BlackBerry Bold 9650.
They are going to lose out like they did with scrabble / words with friends once someone beats them to the punch by making an acceptable digital version under a different name (Conquer with friends?)
These books obviously hate it when players beat them to the punch, and may even throw you out, but not before nicely padding your bankroll.
Someone beat me to the punch at the press conference, and as it turns out, setting the movie during Christmas wasn't even Black's idea.
The only thing that bothers me about this announcement is that Microsoft not only beat you to the punch with Backwards Compatibility, but you make it seem as if it's worth the value to stream it when these games are already released and is playable on next gen consoles.
Brown and Batygin were nearly beaten to the punch.
Then came Yamanaka, who Thomson says beat him to the punch because mouse cells grow much faster than human cells do, allowing more rapid experimentation.
I've been hunting for a lace - up sweater for AGES, dearest Dawn... and now I see you've beaten me to the punch as far as finding the «perfect» one!!
After DC and WB beat them to the punch announcing a standalone super hero movie with a female lead officially in an investor call two weeks ago, Marvel Studios brought out the fanfare - and the fans - for their announcement.
We saw several months ago that Amazon had bought a patent that would allow them to add a refraction layer for front - lighting their eReaders, but Barnes & Noble beat them to the punch.
I fiddled long enough that Jack Mintz beat me to the punch in critiquing the proposal to eliminate corporate tax on small - business profits.
Snapchat neglected the international market at first, and now WhatsApp has beaten it to the punch worldwide.
Speaking to the media, the Portuguese tactician jokingly beat them to the punch and insisted that both Luke Shaw and Wayne Rooney would be in the squad after recent speculation linking them with exits.
I would see Allen do a great job of defeating a block and running to the ball, and then, just when he was about to make a highlight type tackle for a loss here comes one of his teammates beating him to the punch.
He also has three German team mates already at the club so we should have a good chance of signing him, as long as we don't drag our feet and let City or another side beat us to the punch.
The biggest obstacle could our EPL rivals Manchester United who are being linked with Bale and have been hoping to sign him for years, but can Arsenal beat them to the punch?
But Meng beat her to the punch with the following statement, which threw in a reference to Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal for good measure:
«We can't sit back and let other regions and states beat us to the punch, and must be leaders in green technology.
Reps. Mike McMahon, Mike Arcuri, Tim Bishop, John Hall and Steve Israel beat him to the punch.
T - Presh beat me to the punch on this, but here's the full 990 filing of the Committee to Save New York, made available this afternoon.
And in fact Governor Andrew Cuomo beat him to the punch Tuesday, criticizing the state's rollout of the Common Core curriculum standards in his budget address and announcing his plans to appoint an expert panel to look into changing it.
But sources said the governor considered several third - party creations before settling on the Women's Equality Party, including an education - themed organization (Astorino beat him to the punch with his «Stop Common Core» initiative) and a «New Americans» Party to focus on immigrants rights, another W.F.P. priority.
But the mayor beat them to the punch a day earlier by naming the chair of his panel, Cesar Perales, a veteran of city and state government.
But Littlewood argues that David Cameron beat him to the punch over expenses, showing greater readiness to be brutal with his own troops.
Jodie beat me to the punch, but if more than one of us has the idea, there must be some merit to it.
I love testing out new - to - me products, but even more I like that FabFitFun beats me to the punch sometimes.
But the wintry Amour seems to me to be the closest to pity he has come, if only because Nature beats him to the punch.
Unfortunately, they were just beaten to the punch by Focus Features, which will now release its action - packed sequel «London Has Fallen» on that date.
And of course, Pixar isn't even the first animation studio to make a film about Dia de Muertos: 20th Century Fox Animation beat them to the punch with 2014's Book of Life.
Variety beat me to the punch today... some great annoiuncements led by «Che» which I am thrilled is coming.
Burris may believe she's done some substantive sleuthing here, but charter advocates beat her to the punch in reporting the failures of virtual charter schools some time ago.
Naturally, I'm crazy about the Challenger Hellcat, but Tim Esterdahl beat me to the punch with the Charger version.
Nathan Lowell beat me to the punch in talking about using beta readers to crowdsource your editing in his article Bootstrap Your Book.