to finish something very quickly, especially before a particular time 提前完成
The company managed to beat the clock on delivering its new system.
公司终于提前发布了新的系统。
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beat the clock• Secondly, it has to beat the clock.• Sometimes I wake early to beat the clock.• Use a timer and ask the student to beat the clock.• Their aim - to beat the clock and each other in a competition to find the fastestdraw in the country.