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VocabJLPT N1

beat

Noun

Definitions

1. time
2. meter
3. beat
4. the moment (of doing)

Refers to rhythm, beat, or timing in music or movement. It can also describe the timing or moment something happens, as in doing something "in time with" or "triggered by" an event.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The traffic signal at the intersection beeps in a distinctive rhythm.

Sentence 2

Does that song really switch to five beats in the middle?

Sentence 3

He insisted, "Get the timing together and the mistakes disappear."

Sentence 4

Ugh, I came in again without counting the beat…!

Sentence 5

She said, "Once the beat falls apart, I lose my concentration."