beat a record
break a record

One or the other seems about to break the world record.

She wanted money to keep her play on a week or two longer, to break a record.

Two years later, at the same meet, she was able to break the national record with a total of 6283 points.

They were on course to break the record by over three hours.

And then you break the record again the next year.

The team would break its own record the following year.

"The first race might be hard for me, but I will try to break the world record."

He wanted to break the world record, but there were other, more important, things on his mind.

Please do not think I am trying to break a record.

If I break a national record, maybe they will stop writing about my eyes.