big beat
noun
often capitalized both Bs
: music (such as rock) characterized by a heavy persistent beat
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Some investors seem convinced, especially after the retail drugstore chain on Wednesday posted a big beat on fourth-quarter earnings and a 2025 profit outlook that was in line with expectations.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Meta turned in a big beat for the fourth quarter of 2024, with the parent of Facebook and Instagram reporting record quarterly revenue and net profit to close out the year.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
One of the big beats in this episode is Whitney’s … coup?
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Both were weaker year over year, but EPS was a big beat.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
And everybody in attendance seemed to enjoy the performance, bouncing along to the ample grooves and pumping their fists to the big beats.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
In the wake of the big beat, Lilly raised its 2024 revenue forecast by $3 billion to a range of $45.4 billion to $46.6 billion.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) also was a big beat at 93 cents compared with the 65-cent estimate, LSEG data showed.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Kneecap transition with that same seamless ambition across the album’s soundscapes—a diverse terrain of U.K. garage, big beat, drum and bass, acid house, techno, and old school hip-hop, to name a few.
—Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 14 June 2024
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Meta turned in a big beat for the fourth quarter of 2024, with the parent of Facebook and Instagram reporting record quarterly revenue and net profit to close out the year.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
One of the big beats in this episode is Whitney’s … coup?
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
Both were weaker year over year, but EPS was a big beat.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
And everybody in attendance seemed to enjoy the performance, bouncing along to the ample grooves and pumping their fists to the big beats.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
In the wake of the big beat, Lilly raised its 2024 revenue forecast by $3 billion to a range of $45.4 billion to $46.6 billion.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) also was a big beat at 93 cents compared with the 65-cent estimate, LSEG data showed.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
Kneecap transition with that same seamless ambition across the album’s soundscapes—a diverse terrain of U.K. garage, big beat, drum and bass, acid house, techno, and old school hip-hop, to name a few.
—Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 14 June 2024
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“Big beat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20beat. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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