without skipping a beat



without skipping a beat

Without slowing down, pausing, or losing one's place, especially in spite of a potential distraction or disruption. When his son-in-law staggered into the meeting reeking of booze, the boss continued his talk without skipping a beat.
See also: beat, skip, without

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Apoloniaah-paw-LAWN-yah (Polish)Spanish, Polish
Corrin['kɔ:rin]
Voss[vɔs]
Dzhabrail-Chechen
Sunil-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nep
Emilioe-MEE-lyo (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese