as in minute
a very small space of time
I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat
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Recent Examples of heartbeat
Primary care physicians know that every American has a stake in our health care system from the moment of conception until the last heartbeat and every day in between.
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Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Salone del Mobile, the international furniture fair in Milan, opens on Tuesday with the comfort of a steady heartbeat.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Bubbling Under Hot 100 — just a heartbeat away from becoming her first Billboard Hot 100 entry.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
The first was the bad appointment: the somber technician; the clinical, straightforward news—not enough growth for eight weeks and, worse, no heartbeat.
—Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
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Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
Salone del Mobile, the international furniture fair in Milan, opens on Tuesday with the comfort of a steady heartbeat.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Bubbling Under Hot 100 — just a heartbeat away from becoming her first Billboard Hot 100 entry.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2025
The first was the bad appointment: the somber technician; the clinical, straightforward news—not enough growth for eight weeks and, worse, no heartbeat.
—Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartbeat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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Significant improvements are still needed, however, as someone in the country is dying of stroke about every three minutes.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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We’re joined at the last minute by a young Norwegian woman and her elderly father.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His legs shook, seconds after his repeat win of the 13.1-mile race held every April.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Brunson and Payne combined to score 17 points — nine for Payne and eight for Brunson — in just 3 minutes, 57 seconds.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Erceg was down for a few moments before being helped to the dugout.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Intimacy is quiet and often unseen, a moment of stillness where trust is built through what remains unspoken.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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