Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heartbeat

3 senses of heartbeat

Sense 1
pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat -- (the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart")
       => periodic event, recurrent event -- (an event that recurs at intervals)

Sense 2
blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute -- (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash")
       => moment, mo, minute, second, bit -- (an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit")

Sense 3
heartbeat -- (an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America")
       => force -- (a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them")