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
Symptoms of panic or anxiety can include chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating, and a fast heartbeat.
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
The whole track flutters with ecstasy, especially the racing, clubby drum track, racing like a heartbeat.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
This has occurred, ProPublica found, even in cases like Porsha’s where there isn’t a fetal heartbeat or the circumstances should fall under an exception in the law.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
That data showed not just Riley's location, but her speed of running and her rate of heartbeat, Wesley Durkit, a UGA Police Department IT security analyst, testified.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
The whole track flutters with ecstasy, especially the racing, clubby drum track, racing like a heartbeat.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
This has occurred, ProPublica found, even in cases like Porsha’s where there isn’t a fetal heartbeat or the circumstances should fall under an exception in the law.
—Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
That data showed not just Riley's location, but her speed of running and her rate of heartbeat, Wesley Durkit, a UGA Police Department IT security analyst, testified.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartbeat
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Just pop it in the microwave for a delicious and filling dish in minutes.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Arredondo has claimed that he has simply been picked as the scapegoat among hundreds of officers from various agencies who were on the scene in Uvalde but waited more than 70 minutes before storming a classroom and killing 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Pull up a chair—actually, no need to sit, because the answer is so simple that it can be summed up in a few seconds.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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There are nearly 200,000 frames in a two-hour movie shot at 24 frames per second.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Here’s a look at some of the most memorable moments from the film: A history of abuse Elton describes his parents as violent.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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The couple, who also share daughters Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 21 months – along with another baby girl on the way – have had their fair share of parenting moments under the public eye.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Heartbeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartbeat. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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