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
At its best, the music’s blackout-drunk thump-thump functions more like an anxious heartbeat.
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Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Volunteers keep showing up Inside the warehouse in Dallas, the heartbeat of the operation is a group of retirees who show up every Wednesday.
—Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Ponza’s boating culture is its heartbeat.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
The technology uses electrical pulses to directly treat the heart tissue that causes the irregular heartbeat.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
Volunteers keep showing up Inside the warehouse in Dallas, the heartbeat of the operation is a group of retirees who show up every Wednesday.
—Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Ponza’s boating culture is its heartbeat.
—Kristina Kasparian, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
The technology uses electrical pulses to directly treat the heart tissue that causes the irregular heartbeat.
—Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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Seven stacks of tiny paper cups were arranged to the left, next to packets of Nescafé, pouches of two-minute noodles, and a double gas burner connected to the cylinder—the main tool of his trade.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The dinky port town of Antiparos, with a strip of cute shops, cafes, and unpretentious restaurants, is a ten-minute drive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Johnson returned to the fund for a clean second, before things went sideways again in the third, starting with a Nico Hoerner homer.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Johnson responded in the second by matching Miles’ production with back-to-back 3s to put the Gamecocks ahead 33-26.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, groups like the nonpartisan Latino Victory Project, which focuses on developing Hispanic political leadership, said this current moment should not distract from the still-ongoing civil rights battles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for me, at least, the direction is neither sufficiently cohesive or detailed, in that crucial moment-by-moment way, to really pull all of these different strands together to offer much more than a chance to have fun with genre stereotypes or relive a favorite movie.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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