heartbeatPronunciation: /ˈhɑːtbiːt/Translate heartbeat | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of heartbeat noun the pulsation of the heart: his heartbeat quickened as Rose approached a single pulsation of the heart:her heartbeats steadied an animating or vital unifying force:Ontario has long been the commercial heartbeat of CanadaPhrases a heartbeat (away) from very close to; on the verge of:laughter was only a heartbeat from tears in a heartbeat instantly; immediately:I’d do it again in a heartbeatheartbeat in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of heartbeat in the US English dictionary