"beat time" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats time [present, singular, third-person], beating time [participle, present], beat time [past], beaten time [participle, past], beat time [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> time|past_ptc2=beat time}} beat time (third-person singular simple present beats time, present participle beating time, simple past beat time, past participle beaten time or beat time)
  1. (music) To measure or regulate time in music by the motion of the hand or foot. Categories (topical): Music Translations (to measure or regulate time): lyödä tahtia (Finnish), battre la mesure (French), wybijać rytm [imperfective] (Polish), wybić rytm [perfective] (Polish), отбивать такт (otbivatʹ takt) (Russian), отбивать ритм (otbivatʹ ritm) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-beat_time-en-verb-uIltvtFS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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