in a heartbeat | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Withouthesitationorreservation;at once.1989August 6, Claudia H. Deutsch, “Colgate's Next Trick: Controlling the Chaos”, inNew York Times, retrieved24 June 2011:“Colgate would sell Princess Housein a heartbeat, if it could find a buyer,” said Bonita Austin.2001May 22, Kyle Woodlief, “Sharp-shooting Swede Sjostrom shines”, inUSA Today, retrieved24 June 2011:Sjostrom's game is predicated on strong skating. He acceleratesin a heartbeatwith a lightning quick stride and changes direction smoothly.2006July 12,Steven Berlin Johnson, “Don't Fear the Digital”, inTime:[I]f I had to do away with either handwriting or typing for the rest of my life, I'd give up handwritingin a heartbeat.2023April 21, John Poulos, “Dominion’s C.E.O.: Why We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:If we could, we would trade it allin a heartbeatto go back in time to get our reputation back.2023July 22, Barbara Speed, “‘We could soon see a Jane Austen-style marriage market’: how the housing crisis is turning modern dating on its head”, inThe Guardian‎[2],→ISSN:“He’s the kind of person who would pick up the billin a heartbeat,” she says.

Examples:

EN: I'm gonna fix this in a heartbeat.
ES: Yo lo arreglaré. No va a seguir así.
EN: The commandant had to know in a heartbeat, for Martingale was away and this was his big chance to prove himself a hero.
ES: Vogel debía saberlo. Martingale no estaba y quedaría como un héroe.
EN: I'll give you medical care in a heartbeat.
ES: Te daré atención médica en un santiamén.
EN: Oh, come on, Decker, the old Decker, and I'm talking about Sergeant First Class Decker, he would have spotted that NVA scout and slit his throat in a heartbeat.
ES: Vamos Decker. El viejo Decker, y hablo del Sargento de Primera Clase Decker habría visto al explorador NVA, y le hubiera cortado la garganta.
EN: I'd trade places with her in a heartbeat... if I could.
ES: Si pudiese, me cambiaría por ella sin pensarlo dos veces.
EN: I was 18 months in the bush, and I can snap your neck in a heartbeat.
ES: Combatí en la selva 18 meses y te partiré el cuello como un palillo.
EN: Skip, we can be inside, on top of you, in a heartbeat.
ES: Te podemos pescar fácil y rápidamente.
EN: Hey, we could've found him in a heartbeat, the fuckin' F.B.I. don't come on it.
ES: Lo podíamos haber encontrado en nada, si no se hubiera entrometido el FBI.
EN: We can get you signed in a heartbeat.
ES: Podemos hacer que firmes en un santiamén.
EN: Anyone tries to jack me up, they'll find out in a heartbeat.
ES: Cualquiera que intente hacerme algo, lo descubrirá en un santiamén.
EN: If I had my way I'd trade places with you in a heartbeat.
ES: Si dependiera de mí, te remplazaría sin pensarlo.
EN: - If you ever meet a hot guy and you don't know where to take him, I'd let you into my home in a heartbeat.
ES: Si quedaras con un tío y no tuvieras sitio, te dejaría mi casa.
EN: If it was within my power, I'd give you that money in a heartbeat.
ES: Si estuviera en mi mano, se lo daría ahora mismo...
EN: It could rip me apart in a heartbeat. I ain't scared of her.
ES: Puede partirme a la mitad en un pestañeo Y no le tengo miedo.
EN: Personally, if I could find a politically acceptable reason I'd have the man deported in a heartbeat.
ES: si pudiera encontrar una razon politicamente aceptable haria deportar al hombre en un santiamen.

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