beat time

beat time
{v. phr.} To follow the rhythm of a piece of music by moving one's fingers or feet. * /Jack was beating time with his foot during the concert, which annoyed his neighbor./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • beat time — {v. phr.} To follow the rhythm of a piece of music by moving one s fingers or feet. * /Jack was beating time with his foot during the concert, which annoyed his neighbor./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • beat time — to make regular movements or sounds to show how fast a piece of music should be sung or played …   English dictionary

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