Your heartbeat is the regular movement of your heart as it pumps blood around your body.
Your baby's heartbeat will be monitored continuously.
2. countable noun
A heartbeat is one of the movements of your heart.
Smoking could lead to irregular heartbeats.
heartbeat in British English
(ˈhɑːtˌbiːt)
noun
one complete pulsation of the heart
diastole, systole
heartbeat in American English
(ˈhɑrtˌbit)
noun
1.
a.
one pulsation, or full contraction and dilation, of the heart
b.
the continuous series of such pulsations constituting the rhythmic beating of the heart
an irregular heartbeat
2.
a very brief period of time; moment; instant
reappeared in a heartbeat
3.
the vital core or motivating force
Examples of 'heartbeat' in a sentence
heartbeat
More research is needed to study the exact relationship between alcohol and irregular heartbeats.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is the heartbeat of the team.
The Sun (2016)
If you begin the week single, that could change in a heartbeat where local teams are socialising.
The Sun (2016)
The heartbeat of this side.
The Sun (2016)
The symptoms include shortness of breath during exertion, fatigue and weakness, and a rapid or irregular heartbeat.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He was pulled up at Kempton in 2013 with an irregular heartbeat and was off the track for more than a year.
The Sun (2016)
Symptoms include a rapid heartbeat and high temperature.
The Sun (2015)
An irregular heartbeat or a blood clot are suspected by the coroner.
The Sun (2016)
It also helps maintain a regular heartbeat.
The Sun (2007)
The continuous heartbeat rhythm that tells you your experiences are now rationed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There were four or five players that just stood out fantastically well and set the heartbeat of the team.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was the heartbeat of their team last season but he looked uninterested and a different player when he came back.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This parallel life that's but a heartbeat away from normality.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The conducting tissue may also be affected, causing irregular heartbeat.
MacIntyre, Anne M. E. Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome - How To Live With It (1989)
An irregular heartbeat was initially diagnosed, but cleared up of its own accord.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Charities say that the machines pose no threat to safety as they will administer a shock only when they detect from heartbeat monitoring that one is needed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Survivors may complain of tremors, choking sensations, or rapid heartbeat.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
How, then, do performers actually interpret this rapid heartbeat?
Evans, Andrew The Secrets of Musical Confidence (1994)
The 23-year-old is the heartbeat of the team, impressing with his range of movement and incisive passing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
heartbeat
British English: heartbeat NOUN
Your heartbeat is the regular movement of your heart as it pumps blood around your body.
Your baby's heartbeat will be monitored continuously.