big beat

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)

1. rhythmic popular music, especially rock-'n'-roll, notable for its prominent and persistent beat.

big beat

noun

1. 1. an eclectic type of dance music in which heavy beats and samples are layered over the songs or instrumental tracks of other performers or bands

   2. ( as modifier )

      a big-beat compilation

Example Sentences

It was a big “beat,” and EPS estimates have risen by about a nickel since then.

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Tesla posted a big beat here in the second quarter.

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Changing U.S. electric-vehicle policies no doubt helped produce a big “beat,” but the results were pretty darn good no matter how you look at them.

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Among those inspirations is the Chemical Brothers, who mixed samples with live synths and other instruments to lead the “Big Beat” EDM movement beginning in the mid-1990s.

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"The biggest surprise is the retail sales number, which is really a big beat... I would expect that retail sales could be a jump in the first quarter, and therefore, first-quarter GDP could also rise."

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