Beat and Heartbeat

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Beat noun - A very small space of time.

Usage example: within a beat he was on the phone complaining about an error in his bill

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Heartbeat is a synonym for beat. In some cases you can use "Heartbeat" instead a noun "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Heartbeat noun - A very small space of time.

Usage example: I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat

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Beat is a synonym for heartbeat. You can use "Beat" instead the word "Heartbeat" as a noun or a verb.

The "Level Up" four-beat military drum tune sounds like a heartbeat as well.

Source: Heartbeat Soundtrack
Beat Still, My Heart: The 2011 house Nevermore: The Madness of Poe included a room based on The Tell Tale Heart, complete with the deep bass thud of the heartbeat echoing through the room.

Source: Theatre / Halloween Horror Nights
Artistic License Biology: The Heartbeat Soundtrack is a human heartbeat, not the much faster beat of a rabbit's heart.

Source: Western Animation / Watership Down

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