without missing a beat
without missing a beat
Without slowing down, pausing, or being distracted, especially in spite of a potential disruption. Even when the hecklers started singing obnoxiously, the speaker continued without missing a beat. The teacher asked us how photosynthesis begins, and, without missing a beat, John said, "With a 'P.'"
See also: beat, missing, without
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
without missing a beat
ornot missing a beat
If someone says or does something without missing a beat, they continue to speak or do something without pausing. `Are you jealous?' — `Only when I'm not in control,' he says, without missing a beat.
See also: beat, missing, without
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- without skipping a beat
- buddy up with (someone)
- buddy up with someone
- fuckboy
- hail fellow well met
- hail-fellow-well-met
- hale-fellow-well-met
- met
- hale
- buddy up to someone