Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in a heartbeat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: in- a -heart-beat
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Without hesitation or reservation; at once.

Example Sentences

"“Colgate would sell Princess House in a heartbeat, if it could find a buyer,” said Bonita Austin."
"Sjostrom's game is predicated on strong skating. He accelerates in a heartbeat with a lightning quick stride and changes direction smoothly."
"[I]f I had to do away with either handwriting or typing for the rest of my life, I'd give up handwriting in a heartbeat."
"If we could, we would trade it all in a heartbeat to go back in time to get our reputation back."
"“He’s the kind of person who would pick up the bill in a heartbeat,” she says."

Questions

What does in a heartbeat mean?: Without hesitation or reservation; at once.

How to pronounce in a heartbeat

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “in a heartbeat”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “in a heartbeat”.
Repeat and practice — Say “in a heartbeat” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.