をする【きせんをせいする】

Frequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.
    expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); suru verb - special class
  1. to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
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  • をする【きせんをせいする】Frequency rank: 26,295. – 26,481.
  • きせんをせいする
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
    2. This expression is used to describe the act of taking initiative or acting before someone else can, often to gain an advantage or prevent them from succeeding.
    He took the initiative in the meeting and presented all the proposals first.
    If we don't act faster than our competitors, we won't be able to beat them to the punch.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to beat someone to the puncha strategy to beat someone to the punchan attitude of getting the drop on othersit is important to forestallpreparation to get the drop on someoneto forestall in competitionto beat others to the punch with a new productmethods to get ahead of the competitionto beat others to the punch in businessan opportunity to get the drop on someone
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