Fig. to manage to do something before the ending signal. (Originally from sports, referring to scoring in the last seconds of a game just before the referee fires a gun to signal the end of the game.) •
The field goal beat the gun and was in the air just in time.
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Tom tried to beat the gun, but he was one second too slow.
Fig. to manage to do something before the ending signal. (Originally from sports, referring to scoring in the last seconds of a game just before the referee fires a gun to signal the end of the game.) •
The field goal beat the gun and was in the air just in time.
•
Tom tried to beat the gun, but he was one second too slow.
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The ball beat the gun and dropped through the hoop just in time — Мяч успел проскочить через кольцо до сигнала, оповещающего об окончании матча