Usually means: Finish task before time ends.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. beat the clock: Merriam-Webster
  2. beat the clock: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. beat the clock: Wiktionary
  4. Beat the Clock (Sparks song), Beat the Clock (song), Beat the Clock, Beat the clock: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. beat the clock: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. beat the clock: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. beat the clock: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (beat the clock)

verb:  (idiomatic) To perform a task or successfully complete an activity within a time limit.
verb:  (idiomatic) To be used or become operational before a deadline or date of expiration.
verb:  (idiomatic) To remain youthful; to live a long, healthy life.

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