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Mbm2000 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

What does "to lose a beat" mean?

Hey,
what does it mean?
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Lose a beat = pause, hesitate

  • Lose a beat = pause, hesitate
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Lose a beat = pause, hesitate
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any example sentence please.
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Please google the phrase and see if you can find some good examples. Post them here, and we'll comment.
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It's most commonly used in the negative: While on parade, he ate a sandwich and tied his shoe without skiping/losing/missing a beat.

I guess you could say it describes multitasking. You're performing task #1, which requires some concentration, and should be performed in a certain time sequence
While doing this, you take on task #2 (usually a shorter task) and complete

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