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.
Examples of in a heartbeat in a Sentence
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Questions will in a heartbeat go from truly profound to utterly frivolous.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Baby Alien's clue packages made no reference to the athlete's famous butt fumble, which would've made even non-sports fans guess Sanchez in a heartbeat.
—EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
Roberta Bell is the kind of woman who wears her heart on her sleeve, who would give it away in a heartbeat.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
For the record, Harmon would have signed one in a heartbeat.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
If asked, Terrebonne residents would raise the levee tax in a heartbeat, says Mr. Chabert.
Oysters, trees, and more soil
But the Dardars felt more needed to be done to stop erosion.
—Millie Brigaud, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2023
With medium coverage and SPF 30, this cream will replace your regular foundation in a heartbeat.
—ELLE, 28 June 2023
Because with persistence, your fortunes could change in a heartbeat.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
And debtors remained at the mercy of rising interest rates that swelled the size of debt payments in a heartbeat.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 June 2023
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Baby Alien's clue packages made no reference to the athlete's famous butt fumble, which would've made even non-sports fans guess Sanchez in a heartbeat.
—EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
Roberta Bell is the kind of woman who wears her heart on her sleeve, who would give it away in a heartbeat.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
For the record, Harmon would have signed one in a heartbeat.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
If asked, Terrebonne residents would raise the levee tax in a heartbeat, says Mr. Chabert.
Oysters, trees, and more soil
But the Dardars felt more needed to be done to stop erosion.
—Millie Brigaud, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2023
With medium coverage and SPF 30, this cream will replace your regular foundation in a heartbeat.
—ELLE, 28 June 2023
Because with persistence, your fortunes could change in a heartbeat.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
And debtors remained at the mercy of rising interest rates that swelled the size of debt payments in a heartbeat.
—Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 June 2023
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