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
For nearly the first half of the film, composer Tony Doogan layers a steady synthetic heartbeat beneath the action, which gains little from this trick.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Bringing his characteristic flair for ramping up tension with handheld cameras and rapid cutting, Greengrass illustrates how easily the combination of lax safety standards and fire-friendly weather can build in what seems like a heartbeat into a mass-casualty event.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Art reigns at the Prado (home to Velázquez and Goya) and the Reina Sofía—where Picasso’s Guernica stirs the soul—but Madrid’s heartbeat is felt in the fierce rhythm of flamenco and the roar of Real Madrid fans at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
WiFi gets a heartbeat Heart rate is among the most basic measures of health, tied to stress, hydration, and fitness.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Bringing his characteristic flair for ramping up tension with handheld cameras and rapid cutting, Greengrass illustrates how easily the combination of lax safety standards and fire-friendly weather can build in what seems like a heartbeat into a mass-casualty event.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Art reigns at the Prado (home to Velázquez and Goya) and the Reina Sofía—where Picasso’s Guernica stirs the soul—but Madrid’s heartbeat is felt in the fierce rhythm of flamenco and the roar of Real Madrid fans at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
WiFi gets a heartbeat Heart rate is among the most basic measures of health, tied to stress, hydration, and fitness.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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Mitchell had left her daughter in Thomas' care for 45 minutes, according to a criminal complaint cited by The Times and PIX11.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The only exception was the 2019 AFCON quarter-final, when Troost-Ekong struck an 89th-minute winner for the Super Eagles.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Satellites orbiting our planet would block out light for less than a second.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The second comes back to the complicated property tax relief law passed by the Legislature in 2023.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At his best, Enciso was exciting to watch, capable of producing magical moments and extraordinary match-winning goals.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Physicists say the results show the experiment is ready to investigate quark-gluon plasma, an exotic state of matter that existed moments after the Big Bang.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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