in a heartbeat
idiom
US, informal
: in a very brief time : without any delay or hesitation
Even though the job was difficult, he says he'd agree to do it again in a heartbeat.
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The actors joked about how trying to put on medical gloves quickly enough while remembering and acting out dialogue can make scenes go sideways in a heartbeat.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
If New York can get Alonso to agree to a contract with a $28 million average annual value, the organization should take it in a heartbeat and not look back.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The master builder of the brand, Walt Disney himself, would have done the same in a heartbeat.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Hungry members of Congress like Pressley, Moulton and Auchincloss would give up their House seats in a heartbeat to make the run, which means that there would be a host of candidates, like state representatives, running for their Congressional seats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
If New York can get Alonso to agree to a contract with a $28 million average annual value, the organization should take it in a heartbeat and not look back.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The master builder of the brand, Walt Disney himself, would have done the same in a heartbeat.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Hungry members of Congress like Pressley, Moulton and Auchincloss would give up their House seats in a heartbeat to make the run, which means that there would be a host of candidates, like state representatives, running for their Congressional seats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
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“In a heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20heartbeat. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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