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
Depending on the stage of the heart block, the heartbeat may only get through sometimes.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
The Tkachuk brothers will again be the U.S. heartbeats.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Difficulty breathing Irregular heartbeat Cardiac arrest Calcium supplements can cause digestive side effects such as bloating, constipation, or gas.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
The good news for this year’s team is that there was another variable in many of those games: The Red Wings were without their captain and heartbeat, Dylan Larkin, for a crucial stretch in March.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
The Tkachuk brothers will again be the U.S. heartbeats.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Difficulty breathing Irregular heartbeat Cardiac arrest Calcium supplements can cause digestive side effects such as bloating, constipation, or gas.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
The good news for this year’s team is that there was another variable in many of those games: The Red Wings were without their captain and heartbeat, Dylan Larkin, for a crucial stretch in March.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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This is the perfect role for Porter Jr. He's best used as a 15-20 minute sparkplug off the Bucks' bench.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Contact was lost with Starship just under 10 minutes after liftoff.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Finished a close second on debut with the winner of that race returning to win an Allowance race and then a distant 4th in the Risen Star Stakes.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Graf’s first goal came on a short-range one-timer and his second came on the power play.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The receivers were ready, warmed up and ready for their big moment.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The final moments of the episode also reveal that the parasitic alien Sequids are still roaming the sewers, the bloodthirsty Battle Beast is alive in space and Angstrom Levy (Sterling K. Brown) survived the Invincible War.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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