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
Further, so many behaviors that living animals perform, such as breathing and having a heartbeat, directly affect the fluid.
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Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
One guy is the best player on Earth, and the other guy is the Nuggets’ heartbeat.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Check vital signs The heartbeat of a dog or cat can be felt by laying it down on its right side and placing your hand over its chest, just behind the left elbow.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Junkanoo Possibly no festival best taps into the essence and heartbeat of Bahamian culture then the Junkanoo Festival.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
One guy is the best player on Earth, and the other guy is the Nuggets’ heartbeat.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Check vital signs The heartbeat of a dog or cat can be felt by laying it down on its right side and placing your hand over its chest, just behind the left elbow.
—Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Junkanoo Possibly no festival best taps into the essence and heartbeat of Bahamian culture then the Junkanoo Festival.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The defense's case to spare Mahdi's life before a judge lasted only about 30 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brunson and Payne combined to score 17 points — nine for Payne and eight for Brunson — in just 3 minutes, 57 seconds.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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His legs shook, seconds after his repeat win of the 13.1-mile race held every April.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Erceg was down for a few moments before being helped to the dugout.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Intimacy is quiet and often unseen, a moment of stillness where trust is built through what remains unspoken.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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