as in minutes
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 heartbeats
Find your pulse and count 20 heartbeats.
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Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 1 Mar. 2026
That grandiosity simmers down into terrifying chase soundtracks and menacing hunter's heartbeats as the movie continues, but the after-image of those glorious strings lingers through the rest of the franchise.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number on a blood pressure reading, which represents the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
The ability to continuously track a patient’s blood pressure, glucose or heartbeats can help doctors and caregivers keep them stable and avert crises.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
The sound design of his kick drums deserves special mention; rather than simple heartbeats or mere rhythmic anchors, his bass drums are dynamic agents, diving in pitch across their long sustain and decay.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the main heartbeats of the defense, Dean made a midseason comeback from knee surgery.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The new approach, called Pulse-Fi, uses an AI model to analyze heartbeats to estimate heart rate in real time from up to 10 feet away.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
However, in humans, cardiac hypertrophy can cause serious symptoms like shortness of breath and chest pain, or in severe cases, irregular heartbeats or sudden death.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Vicki Glembocki, Parents, 1 Mar. 2026
That grandiosity simmers down into terrifying chase soundtracks and menacing hunter's heartbeats as the movie continues, but the after-image of those glorious strings lingers through the rest of the franchise.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Diastolic blood pressure is the bottom number on a blood pressure reading, which represents the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
The ability to continuously track a patient’s blood pressure, glucose or heartbeats can help doctors and caregivers keep them stable and avert crises.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
The sound design of his kick drums deserves special mention; rather than simple heartbeats or mere rhythmic anchors, his bass drums are dynamic agents, diving in pitch across their long sustain and decay.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
One of the main heartbeats of the defense, Dean made a midseason comeback from knee surgery.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The new approach, called Pulse-Fi, uses an AI model to analyze heartbeats to estimate heart rate in real time from up to 10 feet away.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
However, in humans, cardiac hypertrophy can cause serious symptoms like shortness of breath and chest pain, or in severe cases, irregular heartbeats or sudden death.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeats
Noun
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On Friday, the government focused on showing the damage done to the house during what Martine Moïse testified was 45 minutes of gunfire.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Before it was sorted out, Johnathan Kovacevic went after Kastelic to avenge the hit and got an extra two minutes.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Panthers got on the board just 15 seconds later as Hinostroza and Luke Kunin passed the puck back and forth on a 2-on-1 rush before Hinostroza beat Daccord before the goalie could get across the crease.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The joke was followed by 13 seconds of applause from the audience and silence from O’Brien, who walked around on the stage.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those are the frustrating moments.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Among the slideshow of actors, executives, crew members and more who died in the last year, a few special moments stood out.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Heartbeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeats. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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