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
His son, Silas, was his world — his reason, his pride, and his heartbeat.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
While the heartbeat of the play remains with Caroline and Maddie, Rhea certainly earns our sympathy if not our approbation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The idea was to basically create this sense of urgency and to almost link it to our collective heartbeat and excitement to try to eradicate the remaining 13 cases as quickly as possible.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Detecting the ‘heartbeat’ of a magnetar Magnetars are incredibly powerful cosmic objects.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
While the heartbeat of the play remains with Caroline and Maddie, Rhea certainly earns our sympathy if not our approbation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The idea was to basically create this sense of urgency and to almost link it to our collective heartbeat and excitement to try to eradicate the remaining 13 cases as quickly as possible.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Detecting the ‘heartbeat’ of a magnetar Magnetars are incredibly powerful cosmic objects.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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Yet there was Priester, about 30 minutes before the first pitch, warming up in center field, in full view of the Cubs and everyone else at American Family Field.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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There was a four-minute highlight video looking back at the season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Third-and-13 with 38 seconds left.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Even casual spectators couldn't help but comment on their obvious chemistry in the few brief seconds of interaction caught on camera.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Instead of reacting to every downturn, remind yourself that these moments are temporary and that markets have always recovered over time.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on that moment to Variety, Beauvais says her decision to leave was her way of prioritizing herself at the time.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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