gone in a heartbeat

ADJECTIVE

short-lived

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brief ephemeral fleeting momentary short-term temporary transitory

WEAK

deciduous evanescent fly-by-night fugacious fugitive impermanent of short duration over in a heartbeat passing quick short short-haul short-run transient

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent perpetual

WEAK

ethereal

Example Sentences

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“Life is not a breathless sprint to the grave, gone in a heartbeat, but an odyssey that stretches on and on into eternity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023

But if the United States and its negotiating allies — Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany — were to adopt the Israeli position, any chance of an accord would be gone in a heartbeat.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2015

gone in a heartbeat

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