A few days ago
marie

What does the saying: “to beat the band” mean?

what does it mean? and could you give me an example of how it can be used in a sentence?

thanks in advance =]

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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“Going to beat the band,” is a bit archaic. I haven’t heard it in years! It means doing something rapidly (usu.) with intense focus.
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A few days ago
aggylu
Going to beat the band means to go very quickly.

I think it is a military reference, from the time when there were marching bands traveling at the head of each army. So, going faster than the band would mean you were in a huge hurry.

Yeah, I’ll stick with that.

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A few days ago
Stevie B
I think it’s actually a derivation of “to the beat of the band”.
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A few days ago
Michael M
to beat the rest. to achieve and go to the top. to be a band leader.
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