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
Blood pressure plummets and the patient lapses into cardiac arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat.
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
For centuries, thyroid dysfunction was endemic; millions of people around the world suffered from slow heartbeats, weakness, muscle fatigue, sluggish metabolism, and brain fog.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
The pulse-pounding sequence plays out to the thrum of Foggy's struggling heartbeat after Matt's best friend was hit by gunfire.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This limit does not include magnesium naturally found in food.
Side effects associated with taking too much magnesium include diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
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Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
For centuries, thyroid dysfunction was endemic; millions of people around the world suffered from slow heartbeats, weakness, muscle fatigue, sluggish metabolism, and brain fog.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
The pulse-pounding sequence plays out to the thrum of Foggy's struggling heartbeat after Matt's best friend was hit by gunfire.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This limit does not include magnesium naturally found in food.
Side effects associated with taking too much magnesium include diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
Noun
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The scientists observed the sharktopus — the unofficial nickname for the peculiar duo — for 10 minutes.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The participants then chewed each type of gum for four minutes—and some for an extra 20 minutes—while researchers collected saliva samples at various points.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One at a time, a scientist held the animals for 20 seconds.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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First, by subjects chewing a piece of gum for four minutes and taking a saliva sample every 30 seconds.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Was there a moment that shocked you the most or a favorite suspect to explore?—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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Bruce Bennett/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Step into Washington's Capital One Arena, and the number 895 pervades every curve of the concourse — there's even a stack of exactly that many pucks, topped by a goal horn waiting for a certain historic moment to blare.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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