big beat

American  

noun

(sometimes initial capital letters)

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

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big beat British  

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

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Example Sentences

The big beat was largely driven by the company’s sale of its interest in the Ampere chip company to SoftBank for $2.7 billion, boosting pretax earnings by 91 cents a diluted share.

From Barron's

However, he could recall debuting The Rockafeller Skank itself, at Brighton's Big Beat Boutique in early 1998.

From BBC

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

From Barron's

Tesla posted a big beat here in the second quarter.

From MarketWatch

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.

From Barron's