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
Simply Wholesome is one of our big heartbeat centers of love, joy, wellness and community.
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Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The Power of Trust and Relationship This spirit of strength, despite historical and systemic disinvestment, is the heartbeat of Native women’s leadership.
—Oweesta, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If your heart is more adaptable, there will be more variance in the milliseconds between heartbeats.
—Allison Tsai, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025
And now Orjan’s son, Patrick Berg, is the heartbeat of this Bodo/Glimt side, the most successful in history, winners of four of the last five Norwegian Eliteserien titles.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The Power of Trust and Relationship This spirit of strength, despite historical and systemic disinvestment, is the heartbeat of Native women’s leadership.
—Oweesta, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
If your heart is more adaptable, there will be more variance in the milliseconds between heartbeats.
—Allison Tsai, Verywell Health, 5 May 2025
And now Orjan’s son, Patrick Berg, is the heartbeat of this Bodo/Glimt side, the most successful in history, winners of four of the last five Norwegian Eliteserien titles.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles But an explosive seven minutes clinched the Panthers’ victory, sending Florida to its third straight Eastern Conference final with a 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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The 20-year-old went down in the 74th minute of the game but play resumed 11 minutes later.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Expert picks On this day (May 13) in NBA Playoffs history 2004 — Derek Fisher with 0.4 seconds left.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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With your hands on the bar, pull to your upper abs, then pause for a few seconds.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
13 May 2025
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While the Heat, seeking a reset of their own after trading Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors, are left to contemplate all of the what-ifs of Monday night’s lottery moment.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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And there are a lot of such swings in this game: Doom has a wide array of gameplay moments, including quieter sessions of traversal and menu navigation between bouts of frenetic combat.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
12 May 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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