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
Lucy had tubes all over her body, and a nurse was trying to establish a heartbeat.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
This is the most fearsome repertoire in all of pop music, and Nilles supplied its heartbeat and muscle, and most of its nuance.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The DeKalb County coroner determined the cause of death was an irregular heartbeat triggered by coronary artery disease.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
But the heartbeat of the show was the bond between the Angels.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
This is the most fearsome repertoire in all of pop music, and Nilles supplied its heartbeat and muscle, and most of its nuance.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The DeKalb County coroner determined the cause of death was an irregular heartbeat triggered by coronary artery disease.
—Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 June 2026
But the heartbeat of the show was the bond between the Angels.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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The vehicle was first detected traveling through Washington Heights, then flagged a second time about 10 minutes later crossing the University Heights Bridge.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Iran appeared to score in the 26th minute off a free kick, only for the goal to be disallowed after a video review determined scorer Mehdi Taremi was offside.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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But when almost anyone can fabricate a visually similar image in seconds from a text prompt using artificial intelligence, how do people decide which image is real?—
Nan Li,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Noun
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Key moment The Dream controlled the game early.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
23 June 2026
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Because she had already been assessed a technical foul moments earlier, the shove counted as her second of the night, earning an automatic ejection.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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