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
Where’s the heartbeat going to be?
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Sacramento firefighters and hospital staff began CPR and were able to restore a heartbeat.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Digoxin Digoxin is used to treat heart failure and certain types of irregular heartbeats.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2026
World-first findings on coffee and irregular heartbeat University of Adelaide and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers led a randomized clinical trial of 200 adults from Australia, the US and Canada with atrial fibrillation (AF) to test coffee's impact on irregular heartbeats.
—New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2026
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
Sacramento firefighters and hospital staff began CPR and were able to restore a heartbeat.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Digoxin Digoxin is used to treat heart failure and certain types of irregular heartbeats.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2026
World-first findings on coffee and irregular heartbeat University of Adelaide and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers led a randomized clinical trial of 200 adults from Australia, the US and Canada with atrial fibrillation (AF) to test coffee's impact on irregular heartbeats.
—New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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If dealing with persistent scum, create a paste using vinegar and baking soda, apply it, and leave it for 20 minutes before wiping it clean.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota’s zone defense stymied the Badgers at the end of the half, with nine straight stops including five turnovers and zero points over the final five minutes for a 35-28 lead.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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Kane opened the scoring on a two-man advantage with 29 seconds left in the first period.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead, Prairie View A&M was forced to foul on the other end, and UAPB guard Kristyna Boyd made one of her two fouls shots with 10 seconds to go to set the final score.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s just all there to kind of lift us in every moment.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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And though Li has won playoff games before in previous stops, with previous teams, winning Saturday would be a nice moment for himself, too.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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