in a heartbeat
idiom
US, informal
: in a very brief time : without any delay or hesitation
Even though the job was difficult, he says he'd agree to do it again in a heartbeat.
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Chad Jennings’ story on how Ichiro silenced skeptics in a heartbeat was really great.
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Chris Branch, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The Hollywood Foreign Press of old, the ones who gave this award to Mozart in the Jungle in 2015 and The Kominsky Method in 2018, would jump on Nobody Wants This in a heartbeat.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
For instance, some people might gravitate toward the Venusian charms of beauty and grace, while others would trade it in a heartbeat for the brazen confidence and magnetism of a charismatic Mars placement.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Under the glittering lights of the Las Vegas Strip, where fortunes are made and lost in a heartbeat, Max Verstappen didn’t leave his destiny to chance.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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Chris Branch, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The Hollywood Foreign Press of old, the ones who gave this award to Mozart in the Jungle in 2015 and The Kominsky Method in 2018, would jump on Nobody Wants This in a heartbeat.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
For instance, some people might gravitate toward the Venusian charms of beauty and grace, while others would trade it in a heartbeat for the brazen confidence and magnetism of a charismatic Mars placement.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Under the glittering lights of the Las Vegas Strip, where fortunes are made and lost in a heartbeat, Max Verstappen didn’t leave his destiny to chance.
—Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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“In a heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20heartbeat. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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