How to Use in a heartbeat in a Sentence

in a heartbeat

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  • For the record, Harmon would have signed one in a heartbeat.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But despite the hurt from the loss, Wolfe knows there are a lot of teams that would switch places with the Bulldogs in a heartbeat.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Roberta Bell is the kind of woman who wears her heart on her sleeve, who would give it away in a heartbeat.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • And debtors remained at the mercy of rising interest rates that swelled the size of debt payments in a heartbeat.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 June 2023
  • But Bob was that person that, no matter what happened, Bob would drop anything for you in a second, in a heartbeat.
    — Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2022
  • For fans of retro and classic arcade games like those found on old Atari systems, the Evercade will send you back to that bygone era in a heartbeat.
    — Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2022
  • As frightening as any of this night’s evil surprises was the speed with which my worst fear became, in a heartbeat, our best and only hope.
    — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The department will downgrade an injury in a heartbeat.
    — Beth Schwartzapfel, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The ability to make money online is so abundant that people can quit working for you in a heartbeat and match their salary.
    — Sam Kaufman, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • Equally, there are millions of Iranian women who would lose their scarves in a heartbeat.
    — Tara Kangarlou, Time, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Because with persistence, your fortunes could change in a heartbeat.
    — Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
  • Like the airlines, these types of companies will cancel or defer their orders in a heartbeat should demand ebb.
    — Brian Foley, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Baby Alien's clue packages made no reference to the athlete's famous butt fumble, which would've made even non-sports fans guess Sanchez in a heartbeat.
    — EW.com, 4 Jan. 2024
  • At times standing still or strolling, Messi can change the course of a game in a heartbeat with a pass no one else saw coming, or a slaloming run that baffles viewers and opposing defenders alike.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • With medium coverage and SPF 30, this cream will replace your regular foundation in a heartbeat.
    — ELLE, 28 June 2023
  • My testing also shows that their ingenious bamboo fabric is extremely breathable and lightweight, and dries in a heartbeat.
    — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 13 June 2023
  • If not, a customer can cancel their order in a heartbeat and buy from a competitor, forcing companies to invest heavily in order tracking and employ dedicated order management teams.
    — Sagive Greenspan, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022

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