beating it
Getting out fast
Beating it means leaving quickly, often to escape trouble or avoid an unpleasant situation: Let's beat it before the cops show up.
The phrase suggests hasty departure.
Separately, beating it is vulgar slang for male masturbation, from the motion involved: He got caught beating it in his room.
- scramDepart hastily, informally
- vamooseDepart hastily
- take a hikeDismissive command to leave
- conquerOvercome by force
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
make a run for it · abscond · leg it · skedaddle · hightail · bug out · run for the hills · head for the hills · prevail · take off · overcome · clear out · skip town · escape · vanish · bolt · triumph · surmount
beating itarriving
Reaching a destination
showing up · staying · remaining · coming · rolling in
beating itstaying put
Remaining in place
sticking around · remaining · hanging around · staying · lingering
beating itdawdling
Leisurely time-wasting
tarrying · taking one's time · dragging one's feet · loitering · dallying