to not pause.

George didn't miss a beat when we asked him what kind of car we should buy for our daughter.

Even when she's asked embarrassing questions, she doesn't skip a beat.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form without missing a beat:

Ella forgot the words she had memorized but, without missing a beat, she made up new ones.

Etymology: based on the idea of the regular beat of music or the heart

• wash out of something
• wash out something
• wash up
• wash up something
• wash your dirty laundry in public
• wash your dirty linen in public
• wash your hands of
• wash your hands of someone
• wash your hands of something
• Wash your mouth out!
• waste away
• waste breath
• waste no time in
• waste no time in doing something
• waste of breath
• waste on
• waste on someone
• waste something on
• waste something on someone
• waste your breath
• watch back
• watched pot never boils.
• watch like a hawk
• watch out
• watch out for