And from the looks of things, it had been barely beaten.

By the time he reached the doctor's office an hour later, his heart was barely beating.

The boy ran the fastest, but he barely beat the smaller of the two girls.

He beat the president just barely on the lag and was given the honor of the break.

The team is somewhat embarrassed by how it barely beat Cleveland last week.

I barely beat the guy that taught me everything.

Even then, Leyritz barely beat the relay to third base.

Neighbors said she and the ambulance had barely beat the deluge.

I mean, come on: We can barely beat zoo security.

In tears, he hugged each of them, his heart torn, barely beating.