beat time
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A man in a wheelchair wearing a pale-gray blazer beat time to the music with his eyes closed, a look of intense joy on his face.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2018
“Perhaps not,” Alice cautiously replied: “but I know I have to beat time when I learn music.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2016
Hey!' while my foot beat time upon the sidewalks of Atlantic City.
From Time Magazine Archive
At a private seminar a few weeks ago, Conductor Morton Gould asked Fleisher to beat time with his right hand, and then asked him to pretend that he was playing the piano.
From Time Magazine Archive
The steady rhythm of his arms beat time with his thoughts.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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