How is the word adelantarse translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Beat me to the punch
phrase

Hacer o actuar antes de que otro pudiera.

To do or act before someone else could.

Examples with “adelantarse”

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  • Iba a declararme yo primero, pero te me adelantaste. — I was going to propose first, but you beat me to the punch.

  • ¿De verdad te me adelantaste con esa idea? — Did you really beat me to the punch with that idea?

  • ¡La próxima vez intentaré adelantarme yo! — Next time, I'll try to beat you to the punch!

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