And sometimes we use this expression to mean we beat someone to the punch, or we got ahead of someone else.

有时候我们用这句表达来表示我们先发制人，或者我们领先于某人。

" To beat someone to the punch (punch)" means to do something before another person has the opportunity to do it.

“to beat someone to the punch（拳打）” 是指在另一个人有机会做某事之前先做某事。