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in a heartbeat

in a heartbeat prepositional phrase: without hesitation or reservation; at once.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Without hesitation or reservation; at once.
    • “Colgate would sell Princess House in a heartbeat, if it could find a buyer,” said Bonita Austin.1989 August 6, Claudia H. Deutsch, “Colgate's Next Trick: Controlling the Chaos”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 Jun 2011
    • Sjostrom's game is predicated on strong skating. He accelerates in a heartbeat with a lightning quick stride and changes direction smoothly.2001 May 22, Kyle Woodlief, “Sharp-shooting Swede Sjostrom shines”, in USA Today, retrieved 24 Jun 2011

in a heartbeat meaning in Bengali

in a heartbeat in Bengali

কোনো দ্বিধা, সংকোচ ছাড়াই, অবিলম্বে

Examples of in a heartbeat in a sentence

  • [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.2006 July 12, Steven Berlin Johnson, “Don't Fear the Digital”, in Time:
  • If we could, we would trade it all in a heartbeat to go back in time to get our reputation back.2023 April 21, John Poulos, “Dominion’s C.E.O.: Why We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
  • “He’s the kind of person who would pick up the bill in a heartbeat,” she says.2023 July 22, Barbara Speed, “‘We could soon see a Jane Austen-style marriage market’: how the housing crisis is turning modern dating on...

Questions about in a heartbeat

What does in a heartbeat mean?
In a heartbeat means without hesitation or reservation; at once.
What is in a heartbeat in Bengali?
In a heartbeat in Bengali is কোনো দ্বিধা, সংকোচ ছাড়াই, অবিলম্বে. See In a heartbeat meaning in Bengali.
How do you use in a heartbeat in a sentence?
[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.
What part of speech is in a heartbeat?
In a heartbeat is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a heartbeat in the dictionary

  1. in a flap
  2. in a flash
  3. in a flat spin
  4. in a foam
  5. in a fog
  6. in a heartbeat
  7. in a hen's hiney
  8. in a huff
  9. in a hurry
  10. in a jam
  11. in a jiffy

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