HEARTBEAT Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

heartbeat

noun

ˈhärt-ˌbēt

Definition of heartbeat

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 There was also a reduction in the heart muscle’s ability to flex during a heartbeat — an early indicator of heart dysfunction. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Commander John Young made his fifth and final trip to space at age 50, with a heartbeat of 75 to 80 beats a minute, while first-time flier Bob Crippen, 43, had a heartbeat pulsed at 130 beats per minute. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 Others include Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s light and sound installation Pulse Topology (2021), installed in 2023, in which visitors’ heartbeats inform the pulse of lights hanging overhead. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Aldo’s, inspired by Antonio Sersale’s uncle, has the soul of an aperitivo hour and the heartbeat of dinner. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heartbeat

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Noun

Thirty minutes later, after a physician examined him, he was pronounced dead and covered with a white sheet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Set the scene On rugged John’s Island 40 minutes outside of Charleston, Auberge’s Lowcountry debut deftly centers the coastal charm of the South Carolina sea islands—the second most bioactive habitat in the world, after only the Amazon Rainforest.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of minute

Noun

Like the Series 12, the Ultra 4 can measure your heart rate every five seconds and checks heart rate variability (HRV) 24 times more often than the previous generations.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Please take 15 seconds out of your day to judge for yourself.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of second

Noun

This type of reinforcement can not only disrupt barking at that moment but also decrease unwanted behaviors.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Rather than simply presenting us with the unequal gender dynamics of the times, Biller’s dialogue can’t help but wink at the audience, underlining every moment of misogyny just in case viewers weren’t smart enough to get it themselves.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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